Parasite destroys mango pest

A new species of mealybug which was causing millions of dollars' worth of damage to mango and other trees in West Africa is being successfully counteracted by an Asian parasite. Since 1981 mangoes, mandarins, guavas, breadfruit, and citrus have...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1989
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45174
Description
Summary:A new species of mealybug which was causing millions of dollars' worth of damage to mango and other trees in West Africa is being successfully counteracted by an Asian parasite. Since 1981 mangoes, mandarins, guavas, breadfruit, and citrus have...