Citrus Mealybug Planococcus citri (Risso) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
The citrus mealybug is a common pest of citrus primarily in greenhouses, and of several ornamental plants in Florida. It has been recognized as a difficult to control pest in Europe since 1813, where it is called the greenhouse mealybug, and in the United States since 1879. This 4-page fact sheet wa...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2012-09-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120131 |
| Summary: | The citrus mealybug is a common pest of citrus primarily in greenhouses, and of several ornamental plants in Florida. It has been recognized as a difficult to control pest in Europe since 1813, where it is called the greenhouse mealybug, and in the United States since 1879. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Harsimran Kaur Gill, Gaurav Goyal, and Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2012.
Revised April 2013, April 2016, and February 2019.
EENY-537/IN947: Citrus Mealybug Planococcus citri (Risso) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) (ufl.edu)
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |