Fitness of the Papaya Mealybug, <i>Paracoccus marginatus</i> (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), after Transferring from <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> to <i>Carica papaya</i>, <i>Ipomoea batatas</i>, and <i>Alternanthera philoxeroides</i>
The papaya mealybug, <i>Paracoccus marginatus</i> Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is a polyphagous invasive pest in China. The effect that the shifting of the host plant has on the fitness of a polyphagous pest is critical to its prevalence and potential pest...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/9/804 |