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Mealybug Trabutina serpentina in Southeastern Kazakhstan as a Biological Control Agent for Saltcedars (Tamarix spp.)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Mealybug Trabutina serpentina has two generations in southeastern Kazakhstan. Second instars of the second generation overwinter. Between 2003 and 2005, for the second time in 50 years, a large reproduction of this pseudococcid was seen in the Ile River valley. This species should be removed from the list of potential biocontrol agents for Tamarix ramosissima that are considered suitable in the USA, due to its potential to harm American populations of T. aphylla. Nonetheless, the species might be used for biological control of tamarisk in South Africa, Australia, and other countries.

Source: Forests

DOI: 10.3390/f17020214

Authors: Roman Jashenko, C. Jack DeLoach, Weikang Yang, Viktoriya Ilina

Institutions: Institute of Zoology, Agricultural Research Service, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography

Language: English

Topic: Biological Control of Invasive Species

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,137