Simo, H.S.K., Goergen, G., & Tindo, M. 2021 Record of new host plants associated to the invasive mealybug species Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the Center and Littoral regions of Cameroon. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science doi.org/10.1007/s42690-020-00391-6

Keywords:

  • distribution
  • host
  • Notes: Paracoccus marginatus has established new associations with plants from tropical Africa. Two plant families (out of 23 identified) and 18 plant species (out of 52 infested) were reported as host plants for the first time. Carica papaya and ten additional plants were categorized as favored hosts