scholarly journals The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Greece

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.G. Milonas ◽  
G.K. Partsinevelos
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
First Report ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Maconellicoccus Hirsutus ◽  
Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis ◽  
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
First Time

SummaryThe invasive pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is reported for first time in Greece. Individuals of the mealybug were found infesting Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Linnaeus) (Malvaceae) in private and public gardens in the urban environment in Rhodes, Dodecanese islands, East Greece. This is the first report of genus Maconellicoccus in Greece.

scholarly journals First report of Maconellicoccus hirsutus(Green, 1908) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) and the associated parasitoid Anagyrus kamali Moursi, 1948 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), in Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
AL Marsaro Júnior ◽  
ALBG Peronti ◽  
AM Penteado-Dias ◽  
EGF Morais ◽  
PRVS Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Psidium Guajava ◽  
Maconellicoccus Hirsutus ◽  
Solanum Lycopersicum L ◽  
The North ◽  
Inga Edulis ◽  
Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis ◽  
Anagyrus Kamali ◽  
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug ◽  
Glycine Max L ◽  
First Time

The pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and the associated hymenopterous parasitoid, Anagyrus kamali Moursi, 1948 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), are reported for the first time in Brazil. Specimens of the PHM were collected on nine hosts plants, Annona muricata L. (Anonnaceae), Glycine max (L.) Merr. (Fabaceae), Centrolobium paraensis Tul. (Fabaceae), Inga edulis Mart. (Fabaceae), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. (Malvaceae), Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae), Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae), Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck (Rutaceae) and Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae), in four municipalities in the north-northeast of the state of Roraima. The plants C. paraensis, I. edulis and C. sinensis are recorded for the first time as a hosts for PHM. Characteristic injuries observed on the host plants infested by PHM and suggestions for its management are presented.

scholarly journals Primer reporte de Anagyrus kamali Moursi y Gyranusoidea indica Shafee, Alam y Agarwal (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitoides de la cochinilla rosada del hibisco Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) en la isla de San Andres, Col.

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Evans ◽  
Takumasa Kondo ◽  
María Fernanda Maya-Álvarez ◽  
Lilliana María Hoyos-Carvajal
Keyword(s):  
Parasitoid Species ◽  
First Report ◽  
Maconellicoccus Hirsutus ◽  
Anagyrus Kamali ◽  
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug ◽  
San Andres ◽  
First Time

<p>Se reporta por primera vez la presencia de <em>Anagyrus kamali </em>Moursi y <em>Gyranusoidea indica </em>Shafee, Alam y Agarwal (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitoides de la cochinilla rosada del hibisco (CRH), <em>Maconellicoccus hirsutus </em>(Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) en la Isla de San Andrés, Colombia. Se proveen notas breves para diferenciar las dos especies de parasitoides. </p><p> </p><p><strong>First report of <em>Anagyrus kamali </em>Moursi and <em>Gyranusoidea indica </em>Shafee, Alam and Agarwal (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitoids of the pink hibiscus mealybug <em>Maconellicoccus hirsutus </em>(Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), on San Andres Island, Colombia </strong></p><p>Here we report for the first time the presence of <em>Anagyrus kamali </em>Moursi and <em>Gyranusoidea indica </em>Shafee, Alam and Agarwal (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), parasitoids of the pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), <em>Maconellicoccus hirsutus </em>(Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), on San Andres Island, Colombia. Brief notes are provided to allow differentiation of the two parasitoid species. </p>

scholarly journals New Records of Parasitoids Hymenopteran (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) Associated With Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the State of São Paulo

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Matheus A. de Siqueira ◽  
Ana Lúcia B. G. Peronti ◽  
Nilza M. Martinelli ◽  
Valmir A. Costa
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Maconellicoccus Hirsutus ◽  
Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis ◽  
Seasonal Study ◽  
Experimental Area ◽  
Frequent Species ◽  
Anagyrus Kamali ◽  
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug ◽  
First Time

Survey of hymenoptera parasitoids of pink-hibiscus-mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) infesting Hibiscus rosa-sinensis was conducted in two municipalities of state of S&atilde;o Paulo, Brazil from August 2016 to August 2017. Nine species of chalcidoid wasps were obtained: Anagyrus kamali Moursi (1948); Anagyrus sp. aff. mirtesae Noyes and Menezes (2000); Anagyrus sp.; Bothriocraera bicolor Compere and Zinna (1955); Cheiloneurus sp., Gyranusoidea deionae Noyes (2000); Prochiloneurus sp. (Encyrtidae); Aprostocetus sp. (Eulophidae); and Chartocerus sp. (Signiphoridae). Anagyrus kamali and G. deionae were the most frequent species, corresponding to 67.26% and 22.62% of the parasitoids, respectively. Bothriocraera bicolor, Chartocerus and G. deionae are recorded for the first time associated with M. hirsutus. Gyranusoidea deionae and B. bicolor are recorded for the first time in Brazil. The seasonal study of M. hirsutus and its parasitoids was carried out in January to December 2017on 16 hibiscus plants, aligned in the hedge in the experimental area of the FCAV/UNESP in Jaboticabal, SP. For this purpose, ovisacs, nymphs and adults of mealybug were counting on infested plants and the adult parasitoids collected in M&ouml;erick traps. Maconellicoccus hirsutus was observed during the periods of January-March and October-December, with the highest infestation in January and February. In the traps, a total of 92 specimens of pink-mealybug parasitoids were obtained: 65% belonging to A. kamali and 35% to G. deionae.

scholarly journals First record of Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Greece

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
I. Strachinis ◽  
C. Kazilas ◽  
F. Karamaouna ◽  
N.E. Papanikolaou ◽  
G.K. Partsinevelos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
First Record ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Buxus Sempervirens ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
And Control

Summary The study concerns the first records for the presence of the box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis in Greece and subsequent infestations on ornamental box trees in urban environment. Adults of the pest were first spotted in six locations around the country from October 2013 until April 2015, when infestation was also detected (mid April). The pest was found infesting plants of Buxus sempervirens in several private and public gardens and parks in the urban environment of Kifissia, Attica. Possible introduction scenarios, as well as preventive and control measures are discussed.

scholarly journals First Report of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on Lantana camara in Italy

Plant Disease ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 92 (9) ◽  
pp. 1369-1369
Author(s):  
A. Garibaldi ◽  
P. Pensa ◽  
A. Minuto ◽  
M. L. Gullino
Keyword(s):  
Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Lantana Camara ◽  
First Report ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Potted Plants ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Leaf Tissues ◽  
Noxious Weed

Lantana camara L. is grown as an ornamental potted plant in Liguria (northern Italy) and is widely used in private and public gardens in central and southern Italy. In some countries, this plant is considered a noxious weed. In the winter of 2007, a sudden wilt was observed on 22-month-old potted plants grown in a commercial greenhouse. Affected plants showed stem necrosis and watery and necrotic leaf tissues. As stem and foliar necrosis progressed, infected plants died. Some plants wilted unilaterally. Infected plants were characterized by the presence of whitish and cottony mycelium. Dark sclerotia were rapidly and abundantly produced on the mycelium. The diseased stem tissue was surface sterilized for 1 min in 1% NaOCl and plated on potato dextrose agar (PDA) amended with 100 mg/l of streptomycin sulfate. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary (2) was consistently recovered from infected stem pieces. Typical-sized sclerotia were produced on PDA and measured 1.4 to 7.3 × 1.9 to 8.1 (average 3.6 × 4.5) mm. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of rDNA was amplified using the primers ITS4/ITS6 and sequenced. BLAST analysis (1) of the 506-bp segment showed a 100% homology with the sequence of S. sclerotiorum. The nucleotide sequence has been assigned GenBank Accession No. EU 627006. Pathogenicity of two isolates obtained from infected plants was confirmed by inoculating 10 15-month-old plants grown singly in 14-cm-diameter pots. Mycelium plugs, 1 cm2, were excised from a 10-day-old PDA culture of each isolate and were placed on the soil surface around the base of each plant. Ten noninoculated plants served as controls. Plants were maintained in a greenhouse under shade at temperatures ranging between 10 and 26°C (average 17°C) and relative humidity >85%. The inoculation trial was carried out twice. All inoculated plants developed leaf yellowing by 10 days after inoculation. White, cottony mycelium and black sclerotia developed on stems and at the base of all inoculated plants. Eventually, the infected plants wilted. Control plants remained symptomless. S. sclerotiorum was reisolated from the stems of inoculated plants. To our knowledge, this is the first report of L. camara as a host of S. sclerotiorum in Italy as well as worldwide. The economic importance of this disease is currently limited. References: (1) S. F. Altschul et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389, 1997. (2) N. F. Buchwald. Kongl. Veterisk Landb. Aarssk. 75, 1949.

First report of Rinamba opacicollis Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae) in India as parasitoid of coffee stem borer, Xylotrechus quadripes (Chevrolat) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

ENTOMON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-314
Author(s):  
A. Roobakkumar ◽  
H.G. Seetharama ◽  
P. Krishna Reddy ◽  
M.S. Uma ◽  
A. P. Ranjith
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Control ◽  
Host Record ◽  
Stem Borer ◽  
Arabica Coffee ◽  
First Report ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

Rinamba opacicollis Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was collected from Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India for the first time from the larvae of white stem borer, Xylotrechus quadripes Chevrolat infesting arabica coffee. Its role in the biological or integrated control of X. quadripes remains to be evaluated. White stem borer could be the first host record of this parasitoid all over the world.

scholarly journals First Report of a Gall Midge Species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Associated With Pistachios

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farshid O Sirjani ◽  
Edwin E Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Gall Midge ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Plant Tissues ◽  
First Report ◽  
Branch Dieback ◽  
First Time ◽  
Level Identification

Abstract A new dipterous pest is reported, for the first time, on commercial pistachios from Sirjan, Kerman province, Iran. The genus of the insect was determined to be Resseliella Seitner (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Adults are light brown to brown in color and 0.8–1.5 mm in length with females, generally, slightly larger than males. Females have an elongated ovipositor, which is characteristic of the genus. Larvae are orange in color, 2–3 mm in length in the later instars, feed under bark without inducing galls, and cause branch dieback on trees of various ages. Brown to black discolorations are observed on plant tissues under bark where the larvae feed. Infestations observed on current and the previous—year’s growths, ranged from 0.5 to 1.2 cm in diameter, and all located in outer branches. Dry leaves and fruit clusters on infested branches remain attached, which may be used to recognize infestation by the gall midge. Dark-colored, sunken spots with splits on the bark located at the base of the wilted sections of the shoots also are symptoms of Resseliella sp. larval activity. Species-level identification of the gall midge is currently underway.

scholarly journals First Report of Echinococcus ortleppi in Free-Living Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1256
Author(s):  
Teresa Letra Mateus ◽  
Maria João Gargaté ◽  
Anabela Vilares ◽  
Idalina Ferreira ◽  
Manuela Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
One Health ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Free Living ◽  
First Report ◽  
Wildlife Reservoirs ◽  
First Time ◽  
Echinococcus Granulosus Sensu Lato

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis that is prevalent worldwide. It is considered endemic in Portugal but few studies have been performed on Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and their hosts. In this study, CE cysts are reported for the first time in a free-living wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Portugal. The presence of the metacestodes in the liver of the wild boar was identified by morphological features, microscopic examination and molecular analysis. The sequencing of part of the DNA nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer-1 (ITS-1) region revealed a G5 genotype that presently corresponds to Echinococcus ortleppi. This is the first report of E. ortleppi in Portugal and to the best of the authors’ knowledge, in Europe. These results suggest that wild boar may be a host of CE, namely, crossing the livestock–wildlife interface, which has important public health implications. Wildlife reservoirs must be taken into account as CE hosts and surveillance of game as well as health education for hunters should be implemented using a One Health approach, with implementation of feasible and tailor-made control strategies, namely, proper elimination of byproducts in the field.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document