Taxonomy of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Mealybugs (Hemiptera Pseudococcidae) - 1: Identification and Local Distribution of the Predominant Species on Witches’ Broom-Diseased Plants in the Philippines

Taxonomy of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Mealybugs (Hemiptera Pseudococcidae) - 1: Identification and Local Distribution of the Predominant Species on Witches’ Broom-Diseased Plants in the Philippines

Samples of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plants infected with witches’ broom disease were gathered from 13 provinces in the Philippines. Mealybugs were observed to occur in nine out of the 13 cumulative samples. The most predominant among several mealybug species observed was identified as Pseu...

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Published in:Philippine Agricultural Scientist, The (Formerly the Philippine Agriculturist) Vol. 107, no. 1 (Mar. 2024), 1-6
Main Author: Lit, Ireneo L. Jr
Other Authors: Lucañas, Cristian C., Langres, Joanne A., Dolores, Lolita M., Laude, Ruby Ana P., Caasi-Lit, Merdelyn T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Cassava