Phytoparasitica (2010) 38, 19-21

Elsa Borges da Silva, Zvi Mendel and José Carlos Franco (2010)
Can facultative parthenogenesis occur in biparental mealybug species?
Phytoparasitica 38 (1), 19-21
Abstract: The existence of facultative parthenogenesis in mealybugs has been reported by different authors and questioned by others in relation to certain species. We tested the hypothesis of facultative parthenogenesis in relation to three mealybug species, Planococcus citri (Risso), Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell) and Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret). The results suggest that these mealybug species are obligate amphimictic.
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Database assignments for author(s): Elsa Borges da Silva, José Carlos Franco, Zvi Mendel

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.
	Planococcus citri
	Pseudococcus viburni
	Pseudococcus calceolariae