Sreedevi, K., Veena, N.V., Joshi, S., Mohan, M., Sampathkumar, M., Mahendiran, G., Venkatesan, T., & Shylesha, A.N. 2020 Record of coccinellid predator, Hyperaspis maindroni Sicard (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on invasive cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Biological Control 34(4): 303-307
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Notes: Studies were carried out to record the incidence of mealybug, P. manihoti and its natural enemies on different varieties of cassava in Namakkal dt. of Tamil Nadu during June 2020. A huge number of coccinellid beetles were collected from the P. manihoti colonies, which were identified as Hyperaspis maindroni Sicard, 1929 (Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae: Hyperaspidini).
