Thursday, July 9, 2009

India: Papaya mealy bug – a new threat to sericulture

July 9, 2009 - The Hindu

Papaya mealy bug is a polyphagous sucking insect pest and has been recorded on more than sixty host plants in India. But its serious attack was recorded only in a few economically important crops such as papaya, mango, pomegranate, citrus, beans, tomato, potato, pepper and cotton. In other plants it exists as a minor pest. However sudden outbreak of any minor pest ... reade more...

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