- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Volume:22 Issue:2
- Incidence of Mealy Bug Dismycoccus brevipes (Cockrell) on Pineapple
Incidence of Mealy Bug Dismycoccus brevipes (Cockrell) on Pineapple
Authors : Akhlaq Ahmed KHAN, Ghulam Mustafa AVESI, Syed Zafar MASUD, Syed Waqar Ali RIZVI
Pages : 159-162
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Publication Date : 0000-00-00
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :The pineapple mealy bug insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( Dismycoccus brevipes); infestation is reported for the first time from Pakistan, Ratoon, crownlet, slip and sucker plants were found infested by this bug. A total of 3464 bugs were collected from these plants with a mean value of 43.3 bugs/plant. Two-third insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2291); of the bug population was found on the roots while one-third insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1173); were recovered from the leaf base of the pineapple.Keywords : Dismycoccus brevipes, pineapple