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First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia.

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Paracoccus marginatus, Williams and Granara de Willink 1992 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) commonly known as papaya mealybug (PMb) is reported for the first time in Malaysia on papaya, cassava, eggplant, Jatropha and hibiscus plants. Four species of chalcidoid parasitoids were observed parasitizing the PMb. Acerophagus papayae was the major parasitoid of PMb. Two common predators namely Apertochrysa sp. and Cryptolaemus montouzieri were also found feeding on PMb.

Source: Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Authors: M. I. Mastoi, A. Nur Azura, R. Muhammad, A. B. Idris, Yusof Ibrahim

Institutions: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Sultan Idris Education University

Language: English

Topic: Research on scale insects

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2160258647

FWCI: 0.637

Cites: 10

Cited by: 12

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