The impact of some environmental factors on the fecundity of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): A serious pest of cotton and other crops. | [Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences • 2010]

Author(s):

1. Ghulam-Abbas: Pest Warning and Quality Control of Pesticides, Govt. of the Punjab, Agriculture Department, 21-Agha Khan III Road, Lahore, Pakistan

2. Muhammad Jalal Arif: Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

3. Muhammad Ashfaq: Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

4. Muhammad Aslam: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

5. Shafqat Saeed: Department of Agricultural Entomology, University College of Agric, Bahaudin Zakaria University, Multan, Pakistan

Abstract:

Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae) was first recorded on cultivated cotton from Texas, USA in 1991. Since 2005, this New World species has emerged as serious pest of cotton in Pakistan and India, and is now a serious threat to cotton in China and other cotton-growing countries worldwide. The species is polyphagous and invasive, and can attack many other economic crops. So far, it has been reported from 173 species in 54 plant families, and from 26 countries in different ecological zones. The study found that host plant species and meteorological conditions had significant effects, whereas locality had no significant effect on the fecundity of the mealybug.

Page(s): 321-325

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Year: 2010

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