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<i>Rastrococcus invadens</i> sp. n. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) introduced from the Oriental Region to West Africa and causing damage to mango, citrus and other trees
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Terrestrial ArthropodMicrobial SystematicsMicrobial DiseasePathogen TransmissionOther TreesFoodborne PathogensEntomologyDisease ControlPlant PathologyDisease EcologyEmerging Infectious DiseaseMicrobiologyTropical Insect SciencePublic HealthForest EntomologyWest AfricaOriental RegionAbstract Rastrococcus
Abstract Rastrococcus invadens sp. n. has been accidentally introduced to West Africa where it is causing considerable damage to many plants, especially mango and citrus, in Togo and Ghana. The origin of the mealybug is the Oriental Region, where it is known from a wide area, but it has always been mistaken for R. spinosus (Robinson), a closely related species. Serious outbreaks on mango in some areas of the Oriental Region suggest recent introductions also, although records from other parts of the Oriental Region are as early as 1900.