Report of the pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes (Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) as a quarantine pest in date palm groves from Khuzestan province, Iran

Document Type : Short communication, English

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1 Date Palm and Tropical Fruits Research Center, Horticultural Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Organization (AREEO) Ahvaz, Iran

2 Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Tehran, Iran0, .

10.61186/jesi.43.4.8

Abstract

The quarantine pest, Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) (Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) is recorded for the first time on the roots of date tree (Phoenix dactylifera L.) from Ahvaz, Khuzestan province. The adult females and different nymphal instars were found on the aerial roots of date palms varieties during the hot and humid summerof summerof 2023. The pest establishment could represent a serious threat to many subtropical fruits, especially sugarcane, which is one of the strategic products in this area.

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Report of the pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes (Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) as a quarantine pest in date palm groves from Khuzestan province, Iran

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Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
Volume 43, Issue 4
November 2023
Pages 405-409

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