Heya, H., Khamis, F.M., Onyambu, G.K., Akutse, K.S., Mohamed, S.A., Kimathi, E.K., Ombura, F.L.O., Ekesi, S., Dubois, T., Subramanian, S., & Tanga, C.M. 2020 Characterization and risk assessment of the invasive papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, in Kenya under changing climate. Journal of Applied Entomology DOI: 10.1111/jen.12748
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Notes: The present study was conducted to characterize the newly invasive papaya mealybug Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink in Kenya using molecular techniques and to establish the potential risk of spread of the pest. Our results revealed significant similarity between Kenyan samples with GenBank accession number KP692333.1 of P. marginatus. Phylogenetic analyses generated a tree that was paraphyletic with two clusters showing low genetic distance values for the P. marginatus sequences, which diverged from that of Planococcus citri.
