Calatayud, P.A., & Le Rü, B.P. 1997 La lutte contre la cochenille du manioc en Afrique. [Control of the cassava mealybug in Africa].. Cahiers de la Recherche Developpement No. 43: 59-66.

Notes: Since the first detection of the pest in Africa in the Congo and Zaire in 1973, cassava crops have been damaged by the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti. This oligophagous pest reproduces by thelytokous parthenogenesis and feeds on the sap of cassava. Biological control (particularly using the parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (Apoanagyrus lopezi)) and the use of resistant varieties to control the pest are briefly described.