Cassava is a major staple, bio‐energy and industrial crop in many parts of the developing
world. In Southeast Asia, cassava is grown on> 4 million ha by nearly 8 million (small‐scale) …

The recently introduced term 'integrative taxonomy'refers to taxonomy that integrates all
available data sources to frame species limits. We survey current taxonomic methods …

Maize farmers in sub-Saharan Africa recently experienced unusual damage in their farms,
attributed to the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith). This pest was first …

Scale insects are phytophagous hemipterans classified in the Coccoidea superfamily, which
comprises about 30 extant families. These inconspicuous insects have been studied for two …

Abstract The mealybug genus Ferrisia Fullaway is revised to include 18 species, based on
morphological and molecular data. Wedistinguish the widespread pest species F. virgata …

Pseudococcidae (mealybugs) is a large taxonomic group, including a number of agronomic
pests. Taxonomic identification of mealybug species is a recurrent problem and represents a …

Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are pests constraining the international trade of
Brazilian table grapes. They damage grapes by transmitting viruses and toxins, causing …

Determining the most likely source of an invasive pest species might help to improve their
management by establishing efficient quarantine measures and heading the search of …

Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are common invasive pests in Europe, causing
major problems on crops and ornamental plants. However, very few data are available …

Taxonomic characters of the families Pseudococcidae Cockerell, 1898, Putoidae Beadsley,
1969, Pennygullaniidae Koteja et Azar, 2008 and two superfamilies of Coccinea are …