First record of the mealybug, Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia

Rastrococcus is a spectacular genus with no close relatives of the family Pseudococcidae that have unique truncate-conical cerarian setae. The survey studies were conducted through random observation on some woody plants in Bengkulu province, southern Sumatra island from 2019 to 2020. The study reco...

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Main Authors: Zarkani, Agustin, Sunardi, Tri, Nadrawati, Djamilah, Ercan, Cansu, Kaydan, Mehmet Bora
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Published: Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18970/
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author Zarkani, Agustin
Sunardi, Tri
Nadrawati,
Djamilah,
Ercan, Cansu
Kaydan, Mehmet Bora
author_facet Zarkani, Agustin
Sunardi, Tri
Nadrawati,
Djamilah,
Ercan, Cansu
Kaydan, Mehmet Bora
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description Rastrococcus is a spectacular genus with no close relatives of the family Pseudococcidae that have unique truncate-conical cerarian setae. The survey studies were conducted through random observation on some woody plants in Bengkulu province, southern Sumatra island from 2019 to 2020. The study recorded a presence of Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia for the first time. It was found on Azadirachta excelsa (Meliaceae), Cerbera manghas (Apocynaceae), Dimocarpus longan (Sapindaceae), Ficus sp. (Moraceae), and Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae). The highest mealybug incidence was found on A. excelsa and C. manghas with 80% and 30% of attacks, respectively.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:189702022-07-20T04:47:54Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18970/ First record of the mealybug, Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia Zarkani, Agustin Sunardi, Tri Nadrawati, Djamilah, Ercan, Cansu Kaydan, Mehmet Bora Rastrococcus is a spectacular genus with no close relatives of the family Pseudococcidae that have unique truncate-conical cerarian setae. The survey studies were conducted through random observation on some woody plants in Bengkulu province, southern Sumatra island from 2019 to 2020. The study recorded a presence of Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia for the first time. It was found on Azadirachta excelsa (Meliaceae), Cerbera manghas (Apocynaceae), Dimocarpus longan (Sapindaceae), Ficus sp. (Moraceae), and Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae). The highest mealybug incidence was found on A. excelsa and C. manghas with 80% and 30% of attacks, respectively. Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18970/1/46502-163457-1-PB.pdf Zarkani, Agustin and Sunardi, Tri and Nadrawati, and Djamilah, and Ercan, Cansu and Kaydan, Mehmet Bora (2021) First record of the mealybug, Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia. Serangga, 26 (3). pp. 29-36. ISSN 1394-5130 https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1414/showToc
spellingShingle Zarkani, Agustin
Sunardi, Tri
Nadrawati,
Djamilah,
Ercan, Cansu
Kaydan, Mehmet Bora
First record of the mealybug, Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia
title First record of the mealybug, Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia
title_full First record of the mealybug, Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia
title_fullStr First record of the mealybug, Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed First record of the mealybug, Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia
title_short First record of the mealybug, Rastrococcus tropicasiaticus Williams (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia
title_sort first record of the mealybug, rastrococcus tropicasiaticus williams (hemiptera: pseudococcidae) in indonesia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18970/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18970/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18970/1/46502-163457-1-PB.pdf