A molecular identification approach for five species of mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on citrus fruit exported from South Africa

African Entomology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-28

  Pieterse, W ^a   Muller, D L ^a   Van Vuuren, B Jansen ^b  

^a Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries ^*  (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Barcoding; Biosecurity; COI; Mealybug; Mitochondrial DNA; Pseudococcidae

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; PARACOCCUS (MEALYBUG); PARACOCCUS BURNERAE; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; PSEUDOCOCCUS LONGISPINUS;

EID: 77950856694     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/003.018.0104     Document Type: Article

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