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Issue: Vol. 3957 No. 2: 14 May 2015
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2015-05-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.8
Page range: 235–238
Abstract views: 80
PDF downloaded: 1

First record of cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), in Malaysia

School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, National University of Malaysia, Bangi 43000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Plant Pest Diagnostic Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento CA 95832, Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
Horticulture Research Center, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Horticulture Research Center, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, National University of Malaysia, Bangi 43000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Phenacoccus manihoti Hemiptera Pseudococcidae Malaysia

Abstract

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz, Euphorbiaceae) is an important staple food crop in tropical countries. The leaves and tubers are used for human consumption and livestock feed. The tubers are processed into starch (Winotai et al. 2010) and biofuel (Howeler 2007). In Africa, cassava is a particularly important crop because the tubers can be stored to provide staple food during severe droughts (Calatayud & Le Rü 2006).