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A Review on Papaya Mealybug Identification and Management Through Plant Essential Oils
(Oxford University Press, 2021-08-12)
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) production suffers from a multitude of abiotic and biotic constraints, among those are
insect pests, diseases, and environmental conditions. One of the seriously damaging pests of papaya is ...
Biopesticide efficacy of four plant essential oils against papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
(Heliyon, 2023-03-01)
Worldwide, P. marginatus causes 75% of estimated economic loss in papaya farming, with an
increase in production costs. The extract of plant essential oils (PEO) has the potential to control
P. marginatus by degrading ...
Characterization of Farmer’s knowledge and management practices of papaya mealybug Paracoccus magnatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2022-02-22)
Papaya mealybug (PMB) is a serious insect pest for papaya production in Sub-Saharan Africa, limiting production potential in farming communities. We did a household survey to evaluate the Characteristics of farmers' ...
Insecticidal Activity of Selected Plant-Derived Essential Oils against Papaya Mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus)
(MDPI, 2023-12-02)
The current study aims to assess the effectiveness of three essential oils derived from
neem, citrus, and garlic against papaya mealybug. Papaya seedlings were transplanted in the
field in a completely randomized block ...