Entomologia Generalis (2016) 36, 55-61

Subrata Satpathy, Bheemanna Somanna Gotyal and Krishnan Selvaraj (2016)
First report of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley on cultivated jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) in India
Entomologia Generalis 36 (1), 55-61
Abstract: A wide spread infestation of mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley was observed on cultivated jute, Corchorus olitorius L. (Malvaceae) in many parts of Southern West Bengal, India for the first time in May 2009. The infested fields were surveyed for the pest, extent and nature of damage and its alternate hosts. On the basis of morphology and damage symptoms on the host, it was identified as Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Subsequently, in 2011 and 2014 again similar kind of damage caused by P. solenopsis on jute was observed. This is the first report of the occurrence of P. solenopsis on C. olitorius causing economic damage.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phenacoccus solenopsis	Jute (Corchorus)	India