Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire

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dc.creatorHennessey, R.D.
dc.creatorNeuenschwander, Peter
dc.creatorMuaka, T.
dc.date1990-01
dc.date2019-06-25T17:09:15Z
dc.date2019-06-25T17:09:15Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:01:42Z
dc.descriptionThe cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.‐Ferr., spread in Zaire from foci at Kinshasa (1973), Mulandi (1978), and Goma (1982). It now occurs over an area of 560 000 km2, mainly in regions with a dry season of at least 90 days. Within these regions the pest occurs principally in areas having low green‐leaf biomass towards the end of the dry season. Mealybug populations reached catastrophic levels mostly during prolonged periods of drought. The exotic parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (De Santis) has spread over 130000 km2 in western Zaire and southern Shaba, where no further mealybug outbreak has since been recorded.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/101847
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/120452
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceHennessey, R.D., Neuenschwander, P. & Muaka, T. (1990). Spread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire. International Journal of Pest Management, 36(2), 103-107.
dc.subjectcassava
dc.subjectmealybugs
dc.subjectphenacoccus manihoti
dc.subjectepidinocarsis lopezi
dc.titleSpread and current distribution of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), in Zaire
dc.typeJournal Article

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