Phenacoccus manihoti
TaxID: 483259
Basic Information
Phenacoccus manihoti
Cassava Mealybug, Cassava mealybug, cassava mealybug
Phenacoccus manihoti is a mealybug insect species. In the early 1970s, the cassava mealybug 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. The cassava mealybug was successfully suppressed at a continent-wide scale by the introduction of a specialist parasitic wasp, originally discovered in the mealybug's region of origin (i.e., Paraguay, Southern Brazil). This biological control endeavor was awarded with the 1995 World Food Prize being handed to Swiss entomologist Hans Rudolf Herren.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Pseudococcidae
Phenacoccus
manihoti
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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Hemiptera;f__Pseudococcidae;g__Phenacoccus;s__Phenacoccus manihoti
Arthropods
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Morphological Features
Slide-mounted adult female: body oval, membranous. Dorsal setae of three different sizes distributed randomly on dorsum, some setae each associated with one trilocular pore. Multilocular disc pores in rows across mid-regions of abdominal segments V–IX and on dorsal margin of abdomen and thorax. Anal lobe cerarius with two lanceolate setae and few trilocular pores situated on raised derm. Small oral collar tubular ducts anterior to multilocular pores on median area of abdomen. Groups of larger oral collar tubular ducts on margin of abdomen, thorax and head. Ventral side of head anterior to clypeus with more than 30 quinquelocular pores, a few pores adjacent to the hind and mid coxa and a few scattered on abdomen.
Plazi taxonomic treatment
Host Plants (4 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Alternanthera sessilis | Host |
| Blumea lacera | Host |
| Manihot esculenta | Host |
| Synedrella nodiflora | Host |
Quarantine Status (14 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | Quarantine pests | — |
| China | Quarantine pests | 2021 |
| Ecuador | Quarantine pests | — |
| India | Quarantine pests | — |
| Japan | Quarantine pests | — |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| Sri Lanka | Quarantine pests | — |
| Madagascar | Quarantine pests | — |
| Malaysia | Quarantine pests | — |
| Nicaragua | Absent | — |
Distribution (44 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Burundi | Absent | — |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | |
| Central African Republic | Present | — |
| Cambodia | Present | — |
| China | Present | — |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
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Data source: NCBI.
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Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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