El-Fatih, M.M., Moharum, F.A., & Ahmed, M.A. 2015 First record of the mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) as a new pest on banana plants in Egypt. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology 6(11): 1537-1541

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Notes: Cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) was recorded for the first time on banana Musa acuminata L. (Musaceae) in Egypt during July 2015. This species was recorded on banana plantations during a monitor study of pests from April to November 2015 as a part of the periodical inspection of banana pests in El-Wasta, Beni-Swief Governorate, Egypt.

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