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Introduction and dispersal of Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae), an exotic parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Hom., Pseudococcidae), in Africa

dc.contributor.authorHerren, H.R.
dc.contributor.authorNeuenschwander, P.
dc.contributor.authorHennessey, R.D.
dc.contributor.authorHammond, W.N.O.
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-18T11:01:07Z
dc.date.available2020-08-18T11:01:07Z
dc.date.issued1987-06
dc.identifier.citationHerren, H.R., Neuenschwander, P., Hennessey, R.D. & Hammond, W.N.O. (1987). Introduction and dispersal of Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae), an exotic parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Hom., Pseudococcidae), in Africa. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 19(2), 131-144.
dc.identifier.issn0167-8809
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6946
dc.description.abstractIn 1981 the South American parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi (DeSantis) was imported into Nigeria for control of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr. It was multiplied in an insectary at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, and first released in 1981/82. Within 3 years it dispersed over 200 000 km2 in southwestern Nigeria, occupying between 70 and 98% of all fields. By December 1985, a total of over 50 releases in 34 regions had been made in 12 African countries. E. lopezi was already established in 28 regions, and in some cases E. lopezi spread across international borders. It now occupies 650 000 km2 in 13 countries: 420 000 km2 in West Africa, 210 000 km2 in Central Africa and several small disjunct territories, covering a range of ecological zones (Sudan Savannah, Guinea Savannah, Equatorial Rainforest, Highlands).
dc.format.extent131-144
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCassava
dc.subjectEpidinocarsis Lopezi
dc.subjectPhenacoccus Manihoti
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectWest Africa
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.subjectMealybugs
dc.titleIntroduction and dispersal of Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae), an exotic parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti (Hom., Pseudococcidae), in Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidHERREN:1987a
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR Single Centre
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectPests of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalAgriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
cg.notesPublished online: 27 Jun 2003
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-8809(87)90013-2
cg.iitaauthor.identifierPeter NEUENSCHWANDER: 0000-0003-0580-0376


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