Biology and harmfulness of Planococcus vovae (Nassonov) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Belgrade area

Effects of irradiation on Planococcus minor (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae).

Irradiation has been recognized and endorsed as a potential phytosanitary measure that could be an alternative to current quarantine treatments. Dosages of 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 Gy were used to irradiate three different life stages (eggs, immatures, and adults) of Planococcus minor (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), focusing on females due to its parthenogenesis ability, with an aim to...

Identification of Planococcus ficus and Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) by PCR-RFLP of COI gene

VINCENZO CAVALIERI, GAETANA MAZZEO, GIOVANNA TROPEA GARZIA, EMANUELE BUONOCORE & AGATINO RUSSO Di.S.Te.F. (Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Fitosanitarie), Università degli Studi di Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, I 95123 Catania. E-mail: [email protected] Servizio Fitosanitario, Regione Siciliana, U.O. 54-O.M.P. via Sclafani 34, I 95024 Acireale (Catania). E-mail: [email protected]

Molecular Evidence of Polyandry in the Citrus Mealybug, Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

The occurrence of polyandry in Planococcuscitri, presumed by earlier observations of mating behavior, was confirmed using microsatellite genotyping of pools of over 400 eggs resulting from controlled crosses of one female with two males. The genetic contribution of both mated males was confirmed in 13 out of 43 crosses. In three crosses it was possible to determine that only the first male fert...

گونه های جنس Planococcus Ferris در ایران Homoptera : Coccoidea : Pseudococcidae) Planococcus vovae )و بررسی مجدد گونه (Nasonov)

Mating Disruption of Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Vineyards Using Reservoir Pheromone Dispensers

Mating disruption field experiments to control the vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), were carried out in 2008 and 2009 in two commercial vineyards in Sardinia (Italy). The effectiveness of mating disruption was evaluated by testing reservoir dispensers loaded with 100 mg (62.5 g/ha) and 150 mg (93.8 g/ha) of the sex pheromone in 2008 and 2009, respectively...