A new mealybug(Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley) appeared recently in Egypt from 2013 to 2015 and has attained the status pest on wide range of host plants. It was recorded on 29 host plant species including field crops (3), vegetables (3), ornamentals (7), weeds (13), fruits (3). These plants belong to the families of Amarantheceae, Asteraceae, Buddleiaceae, Compositae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, Malvaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Pedaliaceae, Poaceae, Portulacaceae, Rosaceae, Solanaceae, Verbenaceae and Zygophyliaceae.
I., A., Attia, A., & Abdel Aziz, M. (2015). Newly host plants of cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Egypt. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology, 8(3), 31-33. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2015.12865
MLA
Abdel-Razzik M. I.; Angel R. Attia; M. Abdel Aziz. "Newly host plants of cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Egypt", Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology, 8, 3, 2015, 31-33. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2015.12865
HARVARD
I., A., Attia, A., Abdel Aziz, M. (2015). 'Newly host plants of cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Egypt', Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology, 8(3), pp. 31-33. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2015.12865
VANCOUVER
I., A., Attia, A., Abdel Aziz, M. Newly host plants of cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Egypt. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology, 2015; 8(3): 31-33. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2015.12865
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