NEEM PLANT, AZADIRICHTA INDICA (MELIACEAE) AS AN ALTERNATE HOST FOR THE PINK MEALYBUG, MACONELLICOCCUS HIRSUTUS (GREEN, 1908) (HEMIPTERA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE)

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Published: 2014-03-31

Page: 151-152


S. ONKARA NAIK *

DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY AND NEMATOLOGY, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURALRESEARCH (IIHR), HESSARAGHATTA LAKE POST, BANGALORE - 560 089, INDIA

M. JAYASHANKAR *

DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY AND NEMATOLOGY, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURALRESEARCH (IIHR), HESSARAGHATTA LAKE POST, BANGALORE - 560 089, INDIA

A.K. CHAKRAVARTHY *

DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY AND NEMATOLOGY, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURALRESEARCH (IIHR), HESSARAGHATTA LAKE POST, BANGALORE - 560 089, INDIA

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

The pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a serious, polyphagous pest of many agricultural and ornamental plants in tropical and subtropical regions. While the primary host of M. hirsutus is the ornamental Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, the mealybug will also feed on and inhabit a wide range of predominantly woody plants, including ornamentals (http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/ insects/Maconellicoccus hirsutus/DS Maconellicoccus hirsutus.pdf).

Keywords: Azadirichta indica, alternate host Maconellicoccus hirsutus


How to Cite

NAIK, S. ONKARA, M. JAYASHANKAR, and A.K. CHAKRAVARTHY. 2014. “NEEM PLANT, AZADIRICHTA INDICA (MELIACEAE) AS AN ALTERNATE HOST FOR THE PINK MEALYBUG, MACONELLICOCCUS HIRSUTUS (GREEN, 1908) (HEMIPTERA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE)”. UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 34 (2):151-52. https://www.mbimph.com/index.php/UPJOZ/article/view/499.