Le, T.T.N., Graziosi, I., Cira, T.M., Gates, M.W., Parker, L., & Wyckhuys, K.A.G. 2018 Landscape context does not constrain biological control of Phenacoccus manihoti in intensified cassava systems of southern Vietnam. Biological Control 121: 129–139
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Notes: In 2008, the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) was inadvertently introduced to Southeast (SE) Asia, where it inflicted severe damage on cassava crops, and impacted countless farming families and rural agro-industries. The host-specific endophagous parasitoid Anagyrus lopezi(Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) was imported into Thailand in 2009, and subsequently released in neighboring countries. At present, nothing is known about the degree to which A. lopezi establishment, in-field colonization and impact on P. manihoti populations is shaped by local agro-landscape context. In this study, we contrasted temporal population fluctuations of P. manihoti, A. lopezi, and associated hyperparasitoids within low- and highdiversity landscapes in Tay Ninh (Vietnam).
