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dc.contributor.authorGutiérrez, A.P.
dc.contributor.authorYaninek, J.S.
dc.contributor.authorWermelinger, B.
dc.contributor.authorHerren, H.R.
dc.contributor.authorEllis, C.K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:23:45Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:23:45Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.identifier.citationGutierrez, A.P., Yaninek, J.S., Wermelinger, B., Herren, H.R. & Ellis, C.K. (1988). Analysis of biological control of cassava pests in Africa. III. Cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa. Journal of Applied Ecology, 25, 941-950.
dc.identifier.issn0021-8901
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4140
dc.description.abstract(1) The effects of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr., on cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, growth, development and yields as modified by weather, soil water and nitrogen, and natural enemies were examined. (2) Rainfall-induced mortality and plant carbohydrate stress were the major determinants of P. manihoti population patterns prior to the introduction of exotic natural enemies. (3) The contribution of the introduced parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (DeSantis) and indigenous predators of Hyperaspis and Exochomus to the biological control of P. manihoti was assessed. Native coccinellid predators were not important regulating agents of P. manihoti before the introduction of exotic parasitoids. (4) The contribution of native coccinellids to total P. manihoti mortality appears largely dispensible after the introduction of E, lopezi. (5) The effect of rainfall on density-dependent regulation of P. manihoti by the parasitoid E. lopezi in the field was examined.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectTubers
dc.subjectEpidinocarsis Lopezi
dc.subjectDehydration
dc.subjectPests
dc.subjectMealybugs
dc.titleAnalysis of biological control of cassava pests in Africa: III. Cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of California
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitute of Plant Sciences, Zurich
cg.contributor.affiliationJustus Liebig University Giessen
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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