BOGOR, Indonesia – They are the size of a pinhead and don't even pack a sting, but these tiny wasps are cold-blooded killers nonetheless. They work as nature's SWAT team, neutralizing a pest ...

Thai media have reported that cassava mealybugs are one factor contributing to a blight that could reduce 2009-10 cassava yields there to 23 million tonnes from an earlier projection of 29 million ...

Editor's Note: This article was provided by Inside Science.The original is here. (Inside Science) -- Scientists today released 2,000 South American parasitic wasps in Indonesia as part of a project ...

Pappaya mealy bug ( Paracoccus marginatus) causes severe economic damage in cassava yield. The mealy bugs are white to pink in colour and measure 3-4 mm in length. Adult females are oval and ...

Because cassava roots can be stored in the ground for up to 24 months, and some varieties for up to 36 months, harvest may bedelayed until market, processing, or Nigeria: What to Know About ...

The most serious of the three, cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti), first reported in India from Thrissur in April 2020 by ICAR-NBAIR, is the latest example.

Catherine Bertschy, Ted C. J. Turlings, Anthony C. Bellotti, Silvia Dorn, Chemically-Mediated Attraction of Three Parasitoid Species to Mealybug-Infested Cassava ...