Baliadi, Y., Wulanningtyas, H.S., Mejaya, M.J., & Soehendi, R. 2023 New Report of Oriental Mealybug Rhizoecus Amorphophalli Betrem (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) in Amorphophallus muelleri Tubers in Indonesia. BIO Web of Conferences 69: 01006 /doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20236901006

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  • Notes: R.amorphophalli was discovered to be the causal agent of a mealybug pest infestation of porang in Indonesia. It was very detrimental because they caused 90 percent of infested porang tubers unable to germinate and grow.