Striped Mealybug Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)­
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Keywords

Cotton Insect Pests
mealybugs

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Hodges, Amanda. 2017. “Striped Mealybug Ferrisia Virgata Cockerell (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)­: EENY-674/IN1164, 2/2017”. EDIS 2017 (1). Gainesville, FL:4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1164-2017.

Abstract

Includes: Introduction - Synonymy - Distribution - Description - Biology - Host Plants - Damage - Management - Selected References

Also published on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/mealybug/Ferrisia_virgata.htm

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