Electropenetrography application and molecular-based virus detection in mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) vectors of Cacao swollen shoot virus on Theobroma cacao L.

Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV) is a peril exclusive to the West African cacao-growing countries; causing the Cacao swollen shoot virus disease. This study was set out (1) to analyse the feeding behaviour of two West African and one non-West African mealybug species, Planococcus citri (Risso) and P...

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Main Authors: Ekemini Obok, Andy Wetten, Joël Allainguillaume
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0570178318300095