Description of adult and immature females of six mealybug species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) found on citrus in South Africa

African Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 281-332

  Wakgari, W M ^a,b   Giliomee, J H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b EARO   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ferrisia virgata; Mealybugs; Morphology; Nipaecoccus viridis; Paracoccus burnerae; Planococcus citri; Pseudococcus calceolariae; Pseudococcus longispinus

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; FERRISIA VIRGATA; HEMIPTERA; NERIUM; NIPAECOCCUS VIRIDIS; PARACOCCUS (MEALYBUG); PARACOCCUS BURNERAE; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; PSEUDOCOCCUS CALCEOLARIAE; PSEUDOCOCCUS LONGISPINUS;

EID: 27644561195     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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