Minko, D.O., & Bekon, A.K. 2005 Etude de l'entomofaune associee a la cochenille du manioc Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, en Cote d'Ivoire. [Study of insect fauna associated to the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero in Ivory Coast.]. Tropicultura 23(3): 136-140.

Notes: Within the biocoenosis of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti, in Ivory Coast, the presence of many predator and parasite insects is reported. The main predators of the mealybugs are Coccinellidae, particularly Scymnus couturieri. Among the parasites, the most numerous are Encyrtidae. Some, such as Epidinocarsis lopezi [Apoanagyrus lopezi], directly attack mealybugs and are thus useful assistants. Others live as parasites on predators or parasites of mealybugs and so reduce the efficiency of those assistants. In addition, some other insects, whose role is not yet known, are also present. The paper presents the relative abundance of all the collected species.