Nagrare V S, Kranthi S, Biradar V K, Zade N N, Sangode V, Kakde G, Shukla R M, Shivare D, Khadi B M, Kranthi K R
Central Institute for Cotton Research, P.B. No. 2, Nagpur, India.
Bull Entomol Res. 2009 Oct;99(5):537-41. doi: 10.1017/S0007485308006573. Epub 2009 Feb 19.
A survey was conducted in 47 locations in nine cotton-growing states of India to identify the composition of mealybug species occurring on cotton. Results of the taxonomic study showed that two mealybug species, the solenopsis mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley), and the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), were found to infest cotton plants from all nine cotton growing states of the country. However, P. solenopsis was found to be the predominant mealybug species, comprising 95% of the samples examined. P. solenopsis, which was hitherto not reported to occur in India, now appears to be widespread on cotton in almost all cotton-growing states of the country. P. solenopsis is an exotic species originated from the USA and was reported to damage cotton and crops of 14 families. This report discusses the implications of the introduction of this exotic polyphagous pest species and the necessary steps to mitigate its potential threat to agriculture in India.
在印度九个棉花种植邦的47个地点进行了一项调查，以确定棉花上粉蚧物种的构成。分类学研究结果表明，发现两种粉蚧物种，即扶桑绵粉蚧（Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley)）和棉粉蚧（Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)），侵害了该国所有九个棉花种植邦的棉花植株。然而，发现扶桑绵粉蚧是主要的粉蚧物种，占所检查样本的95%。扶桑绵粉蚧此前未报道在印度出现，现在似乎在该国几乎所有棉花种植邦的棉花上广泛分布。扶桑绵粉蚧是一种原产于美国的外来物种，据报道会危害棉花和14个科的作物。本报告讨论了引入这种外来多食性害虫物种的影响以及减轻其对印度农业潜在威胁的必要措施。
