Category Archives: mealybugs

Good IPM starts in winter

By admin | Published: July 22, 2010
Farm hygiene underpins the successful management of a number of major pests. The recent appearance of solonopsis mealybug has highlighted again the importance of farm hygiene. We already know from past experiences with silverleaf whitefly, aphids and bunchy top that it makes economic sense to keep on top of weeds and volunteer cotton. Good farm hygiene over winter is an investment in next season’s crop.
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Exotic mealybug species – a major new pest in cotton

By admin | Published: February 12, 2010
Biosecurity Queensland has confirmed an outbreak of an exotic species of mealybug currently affecting cotton properties in Emerald is also present in cotton crops in the Burdekin region. The exotic species of mealy bug is commonly known as the Solenopsis mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis).
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