Shankarganesh, K., Ricupero, M., & Sabtharishi, S. 2022 Field evolved insecticide resistance in the cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis and its direct and indirect impacts on the endoparasitoid Aenasius arizonensis. Scientific Reports doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20779-3
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Notes: The abuse of insecticides might have compromised the efficacy of both the chemicals and biological control strategies in managing the invasive mealybug P. solenopsis in India and Pakistan. Studies has shown widespread development of resistance to different insecticides in P. solenopsis. Studies have shown that the application of insecticides such as profenofos significantly impairs the activities of parasitoids and predators.
