First report of mealybug, Crisicoccus hirsutus (Newstead) on cocoa (Hemiptera, Peudococcidae) from India
During the survey, five species of mealybugs viz., Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti), Planococcus citri (Risso), Rastrococcus sp., Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell and Crisicoccus hirsutus Newstead) were found damaging cocoa crop. Among these, C. hirsutus, collected from cocoa plantation of Sagara taluk of Shivamogga District, Karnataka, is a new record from India.
Authors
- R Darshan
- Jayalaxmi Narayan Hegde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1811-5500)
- Indhusri Chavan
- GC Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2572-5044)
Institutions
- University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ENTOMON
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v49i3.1269
- Primary Topic
- Research on scale insects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research