in the study of natural enemies of mealybugs (hem.: pseudococcidae) in fars province, iran, a large number of parasitized mealybugs were collected, and the emerged encyrtid species identified as leptomastidea alleni noyes & hayat, 1994. the identification was confirmed by zhihong xu, institute of applied entomology, zhejiang university of china. the genus and species is a new record for iran. t...

The solenopsis mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is an aggressive pest threatening crops worldwide. The biology of P. solenopsis has been described in several studies, but detailed information on the reproduction of P. solenopsis has not been investigated. The results of our study showed: 1) no progeny could be produced by virgins; 2) apoptosis of follicle ce...

JEAN-FRANÇOIS GERMAIN1, DAMIEN LAPLACE2, ANTONIN DEVARIEUX2& CONCEIÇÃO BOAVIDA3 1Anses, Laboratoire de la Santé des Végétaux. CBGP. CS 30016. 755 avenue du Campus d’Agropolis. FR-34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez. E-mail: [email protected] 2 Direction de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Forêt de Guyane, Service de l'Alimentation, Parc RebardBP 5002 – 97305 Cayenne, Guyane Français...

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...