Acevedo-Alcalá, A., Lomeli-Flores, J.R., González-Hernández, H., Rodríguez-Leyva, E., Guzmán-Franco, A.W., & Velázquez-González, J.C. 2025 Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) and their parasitoids on vegetables in protected agriculture in México. Bulletin of Insectology 78: 141–149

Keywords:

  • biological control
  • distribution
  • natural enemies
  • record
  • survey
  • Notes: The objective of this work was to identify the species of mealybugs that attack vegetables in protected agriculture in México and their associated parasitoids. Between 2020 and 2024, sampling was carried out in the main horticultural areas of México where vegetables are grown in greenhouses and net houses, according to crop cycles of each region. This is the first record in México of P. solani on cucumber, F. virgata on pepper and P. solenopsis on pepper and tomato. https://doi.org/10.3897/bull.insectology.170456

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