Geetha, N., Viswanathan, R., Ramasubramanian, T., Salin, K.P., Yogambal, C., Nirmala Devi, P., Karthigeyan, S., & Chitra, N. 2022 Phenacoccus saccharifolii (Green) (Pseudococcidae: Hemiptera) on sugarcane in Tamil Nadu, India. Current Science 123(9): 1142-1151
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Notes: In this study, we report Phenacoccus saccharifolii (green) on sugarcane in Tamil Nadu, India, though an earlier un-reported isolated occurrence was observed by us in the farmers’ fields at Pugalur, Tamil Nadu. This pest has now become a major threat to sugarcane cultivation across the state as it can often kill the infested canes with or without the association of fungal disease. Well-developed colonies showed high activity of three encyrtid parasitoids, viz. Aenasius phenococci (Ashmead), Aenasius arizonensis (Girault) and Leptomastix dactylopii Howard in the areas surveyed.
