First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia
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...
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| author | Mastoi, Muhammad Ishaque Adam, Nur Azura Muhamad Awang, Rita Abd Ghani, Idris Ibrahim, Yusof |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | upm-236372018-09-25T00:46:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23637/ First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia Mastoi, Muhammad Ishaque Adam, Nur Azura Muhamad Awang, Rita Abd Ghani, Idris Ibrahim, Yusof 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. American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23637/1/First%20report%20of%20papaya%20mealybug%20Paracoccus%20marginatus.pdf Mastoi, Muhammad Ishaque and Adam, Nur Azura and Muhamad Awang, Rita and Abd Ghani, Idris and Ibrahim, Yusof (2011) First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5 (7). pp. 1247-1250. ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas_july_2011.html |
| spellingShingle | Mastoi, Muhammad Ishaque Adam, Nur Azura Muhamad Awang, Rita Abd Ghani, Idris Ibrahim, Yusof First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia |
| title | First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia |
| title_full | First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia |
| title_short | First report of papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia |
| title_sort | first report of papaya mealybug paracoccus marginatus (hemiptera:pseudococcidae) from malaysia |
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