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Phenacoccus manihoti (cassava mealybug)

Wikipedia Abstract

Phenacoccus manihoti is a scale insect species. In the early 1970s, P. manihoti was accidentally introduced to Africa. Within 15 years of its discovery, it had invaded most of West and Central Africa and was spreading to the East. It soon became an important pest, and methods to control it became a topic of interest.
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Prey / Diet

Boerhavia diffusa (red spiderling)[1]
Glycine max (soybean)[1]
Manihot esculenta (cassava)[1]
Sida acuta (common wireweed)[1]
Talinum fruticosum (Verdolaga-Francesa)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0