Tanga, C.M., Mohamed, S.A., Prem, G., Salifu, D., & Ekesi, S. 2019 Cross-correlation analysis of invasive mango mealybug and its associated natural enemies in relation to meteorological factors: implications for biological control. Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(4): 325-349

Keywords:

  • biological control
  • natural enemies
  • Notes: Damage caused by invasive downey snow line mealybug, Rastrococcus iceryoides Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) has been reported to vary between 30% to complete crop loss where no control measure is applied. The current studies seek to determine factors influencing R. iceryoides population outbreaks, parasitoid – host and predator–prey relationships as well as predict optimal management strategies through weather modelling