TY  - JOUR
T1  - First Record of <I>Phenacoccus solenopsis</I> Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on <I>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</I> in Nigeria
AU - , A.J. Akintola AU - , A.T. Ande 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 3
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2008.1.3
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2008.1.3
KW  - Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
KW  -P. solenopsis
KW  -organism
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - A  survey  of  mealybugs  found  in  the  southern  guinea savanna of Nigeria was conducted and <I>P. solenopsis</I> was found on <I>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</I> plant where the adult aggregated on the stem of the plant. Specimen of this was sent to Systematic Entomology Laboratory in the U.S and was identified by Douglas Miller (the editor of scale insect forum). The adult recovered were females and the mouth part is the opisthorhynchous type with a long straight aseptate stylet. The organism was host specific and stationary. The tip of the abdomen was protruded with long setae. Various body appendages were measured and the life cycle studies conducted. Comparison between this mealybug and other related species was done and documented for the first time in Nigeria.
ER  -