Mealy bugs are the most important insect pest of pineapple in many countries while others may reach threshold levels in certain favourable situations causing serious crop damage. Soil and climatic factors, crop stages and crop management practices affect the …
pineapple mealybug - Dysmicoccus brevipes - Entomology and …
Dysmicoccus brevipes, commonly called the pineapple mealybug (Figure 1) or more specifically the pink pineapple mealybug, is a worldwide pest of pineapple crops and a minor pest of many other crops. Its importance as a crop pest of pineapple is tied strongly to its ability to transmit Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus to pineapples.
(PDF) Insect Pests of Pineapple and their Management
2016年1月1日 · Pineapple is one of the most important fruit crops of Kerala. It belongs to family Bromeliaceae. It resembles to epiphytes in that their roots and intolerant of poor soil aeration (Joy and...
Dysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug) | CABI Compendium
2021年11月16日 · D. brevipes is a cosmopolitan pest of pineapple and a vector of mealybug pineapple wilt disease which is a serious threat to commercial pineapple production. It was originally thought that the wilt disease was caused by the secretion of toxins from the mealybugs but a pineapple wilt-associated closterovirus has been isolated from infected plant ...
Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) - University of Hawaiʻi
On pineapple, four types of damage are possible: 1) the transmission of pineapple wilt (also called mealybug wilt and edge-wilt); 2) the production of chlorotic areas where there has been prolonged feeding and the underlying tissues have been exhausted; 3) damage to the bottom of the pineapple by the feeding of large mealybug populations which ...
Pests and Diseases
This mealybug is the most serious pest of pineapples, because it is a vector of the Mealybug or Pineapple Wilt Virus. The mealybug is common on the roots of pineapple and large colonies develop on the stems just above ground level. The mealybugs may spread upwards to feed in the floral cavities, on both small and mature fruit, and on the crown ...
Ecologically Based Management of Pineapple Mealybug Wilt
2024年2月27日 · Mealybug wilt of pineapple (MWP) is a destructive disease worldwide caused by a parasitic complex that includes Pineapple Mealybug Wilt-associated Viruses (PMWaVs) and mealybugs (Dysmicoccus brevipes), which concurrently act as vectors for these viruses. Reducing the mealybug population is key to managing MWP, which is achieved in intensive ...
Some of the major pests that affect pineapple are mealy bugs, scale insects, thrips, fruit borer, bud moths, midgets, fruit flies, white grubs, beetles, weevils, termites and mites. Here we are going to discuss only the major and minor pests of pineapple, other than sucking pests viz. mealy bug, thrips, scale insect and mites.
Pink Pineapple Mealybug, Dysmicoccus Brevipes (Hemiptera ...
2024年7月1日 · Known as pink pineapple mealybug (PPM), this polyphagous pest has infested more than 159 plant genera and spread across the globe. This chapter reviews the life cycle and infestation of D. brevipes and its management.
Pests and Their Management in Pineapple | SpringerLink
2022年9月16日 · Damage: Mealybugs are normally found congregating on the roots, leaves, stems, aerial roots, flower and fruit clusters. Both the nymphs and the adults cause damage by sucking the plant phloem sap, thereby resulting in yellowing and wilting of the affected plant parts.
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