First report of mealybug, Crisicoccus hirsutus (Newstead) on cocoa (Hemiptera, Peudococcidae) from India

Authors

  • Jayalaxmi Narayan Hegde
  • Indhusri Chavan
  • G. A. Kavya Yadav
  • R. Darshan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v49i3.1269

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Jayalaxmi Narayan Hegde

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga 577201, Karnataka, India

Indhusri Chavan

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga 577201, Karnataka, India

G. A. Kavya Yadav

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga 577201, Karnataka, India

R. Darshan

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga 577201, Karnataka, India

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Published

2024-09-30

How to Cite

Hegde, J. N., Chavan, I., Yadav, G. A. K., & Darshan, R. (2024). First report of mealybug, Crisicoccus hirsutus (Newstead) on cocoa (Hemiptera, Peudococcidae) from India. ENTOMON, 49(3), 471–472. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v49i3.1269

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 3 (2024)

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Short Communications

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