The papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) Williams & Granara de Wilink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a main pest of plants. Attacks by these pests can cause plants failed to produce the fruit and even death. usual control technique used farmers use synthetic pesticides that have negative impact on human health environment. alternative using botanical insecticides good solution population...

Foreign exploration for natural enemies of pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus , was conducted in Australia from 2000 to 2002. In Queensland, the predaceous beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri , the predaceous drosophilid fly, Cacoxenus perspicax and the encrytid parasitoid Gyranusoidea indica were recovered. In Western Australia and the Northern Territory a predatory noctuid , Mataeo...

Abstract Background This study was conducted to investigate host stage preference and demographic parameters of the parasitoid species, Leptomastix dactylopii Howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), an important pest in vineyards many countries. Results The results revealed that L. not able develop on 1st 2nd nymphal instars P. p...

Rastrococcus invadens (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) or mealybug is an insect pest of mango and several other fruit trees including citrus. The cochineal native to Southeast Asia was first identified in Senegal Dakar 1995. Since then, it has been widely distributed throughout the country more particularly two most fruit-producing areas: Casamance Thies. To properly conduct our study, we chose four...