A cytogenetic and anatomical study found 18 chromosomes and complete ovoviviparity in the symbiotic mealybug Orbuspedum ...

ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (KLFY) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is directing an additional $500,000 to Louisiana State University (LSU) as researchers work to combat the pasture mealybug, an invasive ...

BEEVILLE, Texas (RFD News) — Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is receiving reports of pasture mealybugs as the invasive insect raises concerns about damage to pastures and hay production. Danielle Sekula, ...

A new pest is attacking pastures in Texas, according to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. The pasture mealybug is an invasive species and is highly damaging, Miller said. It forages grasses ...

A new mtCOI-based study of 134 Indian mealybug specimens identifies fourteen species and reveals pronounced geographic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last week, Georgia Agriculture announced its first detection of pasture mealybug, also known as Heliococcus summervillei. How big ...

RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) – Entomologists and forage specialists at Mississippi State University (MSU) encouraged farmers to scout their pastures for signs of pasture mealybugs, which have not been ...

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators have joined forces to control the pink hibiscus mealybug, which, if unchecked, could cause an estimated $750 million in crop losses ...

With damage mimicking drought stress and nutrient deficiency, Texas producers must combine aggressive scouting, biomass ...

USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit research geneticists, scientists and technicians harvest, tag and bundle samples from test crops in rows of sugarcane in Houma, Louisiana. (USDA photo) USDA is ...

CABI scientists have mapped the potential global spread of the devastating papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus), highlighting new areas in Africa, Asia and the Americas into which this pest could ...