Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire

The cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.‐Ferr., spread in Zaire from foci at Kinshasa (1973), Mulandi (1978), and Goma (1982). It now occurs over an area of 560 000 km2, mainly in regions with a dry season of at least 90 days. Within these regions the pest occurs principally in areas having l...

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Main Authors: Hennessey, R.D., Neuenschwander, Peter, Muaka, T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 1990
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101847
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Neuenschwander, Peter
Muaka, T.
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description The cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.‐Ferr., spread in Zaire from foci at Kinshasa (1973), Mulandi (1978), and Goma (1982). It now occurs over an area of 560 000 km2, mainly in regions with a dry season of at least 90 days. Within these regions the pest occurs principally in areas having low green‐leaf biomass towards the end of the dry season. Mealybug populations reached catastrophic levels mostly during prolonged periods of drought. The exotic parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis) has spread over 130000 km2 in western Zaire and southern Shaba, where no further mealybug outbreak has since been recorded.
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spelling CGSpace1018472024-05-15T05:11:52Z Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire Hennessey, R.D. Neuenschwander, Peter Muaka, T. cassava mealybugs phenacoccus manihoti epidinocarsis lopezi The cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.‐Ferr., spread in Zaire from foci at Kinshasa (1973), Mulandi (1978), and Goma (1982). It now occurs over an area of 560 000 km2, mainly in regions with a dry season of at least 90 days. Within these regions the pest occurs principally in areas having low green‐leaf biomass towards the end of the dry season. Mealybug populations reached catastrophic levels mostly during prolonged periods of drought. The exotic parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis) has spread over 130000 km2 in western Zaire and southern Shaba, where no further mealybug outbreak has since been recorded. 1990-01 2019-06-25T17:09:15Z 2019-06-25T17:09:15Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101847 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Hennessey, R.D., Neuenschwander, P. & Muaka, T. (1990). Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire. International Journal of Pest Management, 36(2), 103-107.
spellingShingle cassava
mealybugs
phenacoccus manihoti
epidinocarsis lopezi
Hennessey, R.D.
Neuenschwander, Peter
Muaka, T.
Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire
title Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire
title_full Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire
title_fullStr Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire
title_full_unstemmed Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire
title_short Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire
title_sort spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug phenacoccus manihoti homoptera pseudococcidae in zaire
topic cassava
mealybugs
phenacoccus manihoti
epidinocarsis lopezi
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101847
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