First record of the papaya mealybug,Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), in the Western Palaearctic |
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| Authors: | Z. Mendel G. W. Watson A. Protasov M. Spodek |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Entomology, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, (Israel);2. California Department of Food and Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostic Center, Sacramento, CA, (USA);3. The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, (Israel) |
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| Abstract: | The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) has been found in Israel for the first time. This is also the first record of this invasive species in the Western Palaearctic region. The mealybug was detected at two locations in Northern Israel and was not accompanied by its principal natural enemies. Paracoccus marginatus is highly polyphagous and may develop large populations in Israel on annona, hibiscus, mulberry, papaya and the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus. |
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