Pink hibiscus mealybug under biological control in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 -
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Pink hibiscus mealybug under biological control in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

Miguel S. Serrano¹, Stephen L. Lapointe¹, and Dale E. Meyerdirk². (1) USDA ARS, U. S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, 2001 South Rock Road, Ft. Pierce, FL, (2) USDA, APHIS, PPQ, National Biological Control Institute, 4700 River Rd. Unit 135, Riverdale, MD

Species 1: Homoptera Pseudococcidae Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Species 2: Hymenoptera Encyrtide Anagyrus kamali
Species 3: Hymenoptera Encyrtidae Gyranusoidea indica
Keywords: Invasive pests, Caribbean

The ESA 2001 Annual Meeting - 2001: An Entomological Odyssey of ESA

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - D0350

Pink hibiscus mealybug under biological control in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 -
D0350