Virus pathogens in Australian vineyards with an emphasis on Shiraz disease

Q Wu, N Habili, F Constable, M Al Rwahnih… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Grapevine viruses are found throughout the viticultural world and have detrimental effects on
vine productivity and grape and wine quality. This report provides a comprehensive and up …

[PDF][PDF] Las cochinillas harinosas (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) y su impacto en el cultivo de Musáceas

M Palma-Jiménez, M Blanco-Meneses… - Agronomía …, 2019 - scielo.sa.cr
Introducción. La cochinilla harinosa (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) se conoce por su
importancia a nivel comercial, ya que puede afectar todas las etapas de desarrollo del …

[HTML][HTML] Sugar provisioning for ants enhances biological control of mealybugs in citrus

J Pérez-Rodríguez, A Pekas, A Tena, FL Wäckers - Biological Control, 2021 - Elsevier
In many agroecosystems, the implementation of an integrated pest management (IPM)
program against mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is undermined by the presence …

The potential global distribution of the papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, a polyphagous pest

EA Finch, T Beale, M Chellappan… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, is a highly polyphagous
invasive pest that affects more than 200 plants, many of which are of economic importance …

Agroforestry systems can mitigate the severity of cocoa swollen shoot virus disease

C Andres, WJ Blaser, HK Dzahini-Obiatey… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2018 - Elsevier
Currently, the only effective treatment for cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) infected with the
cocoa swollen shoot virus disease (CSSVD) is to cut and replant infected trees. Hence, the …

Do hyperparasitoids disrupt the biological control of Pseudococcus longispinus in persimmon?

Á Plata, MA Gómez-Martínez, FJ Beitia, A Tena - Biological control, 2023 - Elsevier
The long-tailed mealybug, Pseudococcus longispinus, represents a threat for several crops
worldwide and has become the main pest of Mediterranean persimmon. Parasitoids are the …

Insect and mite pests

M Knapp, E Palevsky, C Rapisarda - Integrated pest and disease …, 2020 - Springer
Insect and mite pests are a major constraint to greenhouse production of vegetables, fruits
and ornamentals. As the abiotic conditions in greenhouses are relatively stable and uniform …

The cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Israel: pest status, host plants and natural enemies

M Spodek, Y Ben-Dov, L Mondaca, A Protasov, E Erel… - Phytoparasitica, 2018 - Springer
In Israel, the cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, an invasive scale insect,
was reported for the first time in the Jordan Valley in 2008 on basil (Ocimum basilicum) and …

Sugar feeders reduce weaver ants' drawbacks when used as biological control agents in mango orchards

P Correa, F Wäckers, T Brévault, F Bouvery, C Detrain… - Biological control, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of predatory arthropods in biological pest control in agriculture can generate
resistance by farmers when these beneficials become noxious for them or their crops. The …

Bacterial volatiles from mealybug honeydew exhibit kairomonal activity toward solitary endoparasitoid Anagyrus dactylopii

BB Fand, U Amala, DS Yadav, G Rathi… - Journal of Pest …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Anagyrus dactylopii (Howard)(Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a solitary koinobiont
endoparasitoid of grapevine mealybugs and has been reported to parasitize 70% of …