First records of two mealybugs,Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) and Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink,in Tunisia and the North of Africa |
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| Authors: | M. Ben Halima‐Kamel J. F. Germain L. Mdellel |
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| Affiliation: | 1. U.R.13AGR04: Développement de la protection biologique et intégrée au niveau de la parcelle en agriculture biologique, Institut Supérieur Agronomique, Chott Mariem, Université de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisie;2. Anses, Laboratoire de la santé des végétaux, CBGP, Montferrier‐sur‐Lez Cedex, France |
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| Abstract: | During the summer and autumn of 2014 the mealybugs Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and Phenacoccus peruvianus Granara de Willink, 2007 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) were observed in different localities of Sousse (Tunisia). This is the first record for both of these species in Tunisia and in North Africa. For M. hirsutus, this was also the first record of the species in a Western Mediterranean country. It was observed on Hibiscus rosa‐sinensis (Malvacae). P. peruvianus was collected from Bougainvillea glabra (Nyctaginaceae) and Citharexylum quadrangularis (Verbenacae). |
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