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Widespread infestation of the exotic mealybug species, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), on cotton in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2009

V.S. Nagrare ,
S. Kranthi ,
V.K. Biradar ,
N.N. Zade ,
V. Sangode ,
G. Kakde ,
R.M. Shukla ,
D. Shivare ,
B.M. Khadi  and
K.R. Kranthi
V.S. Nagrare*
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
S. Kranthi
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
V.K. Biradar
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
N.N. Zade
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
V. Sangode
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
G. Kakde
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
R.M. Shukla
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
D. Shivare
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
B.M. Khadi
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
K.R. Kranthi
Affiliation:
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Shankarnagar PO, Nagpur, India440 010
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: 07103-275529 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
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Abstract

A survey was conducted in 47 locations in nine cotton-growing states of India to identify the composition of mealybug species occurring on cotton. Results of the taxonomic study showed that two mealybug species, the solenopsis mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley), and the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), were found to infest cotton plants from all nine cotton growing states of the country. However, P. solenopsis was found to be the predominant mealybug species, comprising 95% of the samples examined. P. solenopsis, which was hitherto not reported to occur in India, now appears to be widespread on cotton in almost all cotton-growing states of the country. P. solenopsis is an exotic species originated from the USA and was reported to damage cotton and crops of 14 families. This report discusses the implications of the introduction of this exotic polyphagous pest species and the necessary steps to mitigate its potential threat to agriculture in India.

Keywords

cottonGossypium hirsutummealybugPhenacoccus solenopsis
Type
Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 99 , Issue 5 , October 2009 , pp. 537 - 541
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Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press

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