EPPO Global Database

Phenacoccus manihoti(PHENMA)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Manihot esculenta (MANES) Major host
* Gupta A, Sampathkumar M, Mohan M, Shylesha AN, Venkatesan T, Shashank PR, Dhanyakumar O, Ramkumar P, Sakthivel N, Geetha B (2021) Assessing adverse impact of the native biological control disruptors in the colonies of the recent invasive pest Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in India. Global Ecology and Conservation 32, e01878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01878
Alternanthera sessilis (ALRSE) Wild/Weed
* Joshi S, Pai SG, Deepthy KB, Ballal CR, Watson GW (2020) The cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) arrives in India. Zootaxa 4772(1), 191-194 (abst.).
Blumea lacera (BLULA) Wild/Weed
* Joshi S, Pai SG, Deepthy KB, Ballal CR, Watson GW (2020) The cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) arrives in India. Zootaxa 4772(1), 191-194 (abst.).
Synedrella nodiflora (SYDNO) Wild/Weed
* Joshi S, Pai SG, Deepthy KB, Ballal CR, Watson GW (2020) The cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) arrives in India. Zootaxa 4772(1), 191-194 (abst.).