The citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri, is a highly destructive pest of citrus, occurring only in the aerial parts of plants. Humidity will be one of the key factors to consider when using entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) as biological control agents. Different adjuvants can be added to suspensions of EPNs, to improve control as a foliar application. An aqueous suspension containing Heterorhabd...

The citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is one of the major pests Citrus orchards in Turkey. Management P. quite challenging due to its cryptic and polyphagous feeding behavior. In current study, control potential native entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) species (Heterorhabditis indica 216-H, H. bacteriophora FLH-4H, Steinernema carpocapsae E-76, S. felt...

Several insect pests are related to the cultivation of conilon coffee, Coffea canephora (Rubiaceae), including (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha). Coccoids damage plants by sucking their sap, producing honeydew, and transmitting viruses. Parasitoids predators natural enemies that regulate population can be used in mealybug biological control. This study aimed survey scale insects associated with C. city ...

Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae, Rhizoecidae and Xenococcidae) are important organisms for understanding processes of evolution, especially microbial symbiotic systems interactions with host plants. Molecular phylogenetic trees were reconstructed 128 species mealybug using DNA fragments eight loci, namely a mitochondrial (COI), nuclear ribosomal RNA (18S 28S D2 D10) protein-encoding genes ...