First record of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley 1898 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), from Saudi Arabia

EPPO Bulletin ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-560
Author(s):  
A. Katbeh Bader ◽  
I. J. Al‐Jboory
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
First Record ◽  
Phenacoccus Solenopsis ◽  
Cotton Mealybug

scholarly journals The cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) as a new menace to cotton in Egypt and its chemical control

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
El-Zahi Saber El-Zahi ◽  
Safwat Abd El-Salam Aref ◽  
Samy Kamal Mohammad Korish
Keyword(s):  
Growing Season ◽  
First Record ◽  
Mineral Oil ◽  
Emamectin Benzoate ◽  
Phenacoccus Solenopsis ◽  
Toxic Materials ◽  
Cotton Plants ◽  
Cotton Mealybug ◽  
Chemical Groups ◽  
First Time

Abstract The cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a polyphagous sap sucking insect with a wide geographical and host range causing severe losses in economically important crops. This study represents the first record of P. solenopsis as a new insect attacking cotton plants (Gossypium barbadense var. Giza 86) in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, Egypt. The insect was noticed on cotton plants for the first time during its growing season of 2014. The mealybug specimens were collected from infested cotton plants and identified as P. solenopsis. In an attempt to control this pest, eight toxic materials viz., imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, flonicamid, emamectin-benzoate, chlorpyrifos, methomyl, deltamethrin and mineral oil (KZ-oil), belonging to different chemical groups, were tested for their influence against P. solenopsis on cotton under field conditions. Methomyl, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and chlorpyrifos showed the highest efficacy against P. solenopsis recording 92.3 to 80.4% reduction of the insect population. Flonicamid, emamectin-benzoate and KZ-oil failed to exhibit sufficient P. solenopsis control.

scholarly journals The cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) as a new insect pest on tomato plants in Egypt

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samah Sayed Ibrahim ◽  
Fatma Abdelhalim Moharum ◽  
Nesreen Mohamed Abd El-Ghany
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Summer Season ◽  
Phenacoccus Solenopsis ◽  
Tomato Plants ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill ◽  
Cotton Mealybug ◽  
New Pest

Abstract Recently, the mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) was recorded as a new pest on tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) growing in Egypt. The mealybugs specimens were collected from tomato plants in the Qalyoubia governorate during summer season of 2014. The mealybug was identified as P. solenopsis based on the morphological characters and taxonomic key of this species. This study represents the first record of P. solenopsis as a new insect pest attacking tomato plants in Egypt

scholarly journals Occurrence of new species of mealybug on cotton fields in the states of Bahia and Paraíba, Brazil

Bragantia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Alberto Domingues da Silva
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Phenacoccus Solenopsis ◽  
Cotton Mealybug ◽  
Cotton Fields ◽  
Semi Arid

The cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) has been reported occurring in several countries causing severe losses in economically important crops, including cotton. Based on information reported by farmers in the regions of the Southwest and Middle São Francisco, Bahia and also in the regions of the Agreste and Semi-arid of the Paraiba State, high infestations of cotton mealybugs have occurred in these regions during the cotton season of 2007 and 2008. The cotton mealybug was identified as P. solenopsis and this represents the first record of this insect attacking cotton in Brazil.

First Record of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) in Algeria1

2020 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Khaoula Aroua ◽  
Mehmet Bora Kaydan ◽  
Cansu Ercan ◽  
Mohammed Biche
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Phenacoccus Solenopsis

Phenacoccus solenopsis (cotton mealybug).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paris Lambdin
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Invasive Pest ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Atriplex Canescens ◽  
Phenacoccus Solenopsis ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Cotton Mealybug

Abstract This mealybug species has the ability to increase rapidly in population size and spread to cover vast areas where host plants occur, in a relatively short period of time. It has been reported from over 200 hosts. Since the original description of P. solenopsis from Atriplex canescens in New Mexico, USA in 1898, no reports on its presence were reported until 1967 (McKenzie, 1967; McDaniel, 1975). Later, Fuchs et al. (1991) reported small, sporadic populations on cotton in Runnels County, Texas, USA in 1988 that spread 75 to 200 miles from the original site with contiguous populations by 1990. With the increase in international trade over the last few decades, this invasive pest has been collected and identified on host material at international ports and in greenhouses outside its native range (Jansen, 2004). As such, P. solenopsis has become established in the Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical, and Oriental regions.

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