Outbreak of two New Cassava Pests (Mononychellus tanajoaandPhenacoccus manihoti) in Southwestern Nigeria
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Tropical Pest Management
- Vol. 27 (2), 247-250
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09670878109413658
Abstract
The paper reports the outbreak of two new cassava pests, the mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti and the green spider mite Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) in Nigeria. Apart from describing the outbreak areas, symptoms, spread and control recommendations are mentioned.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- STUDIES OF THE MOSAIC DISEASES OF CASSAVAAnnals of Applied Biology, 1938