Report on the "pou à poche blanche", Pulvinaria iceryi (Sign.)

Code (CO)	MSI99P0441
Author (AU)	Williams, J. R.
Title - English (ET)	Report on the "pou à poche blanche", Pulvinaria iceryi (Sign.)
Document Type(DT)	Report
Date of publication (DP)	1978
Series (SE)	Occ. Rep. Maurit. Sug. Ind. Res. Inst., 1
Source (SO)	29 p.: 2 figs., 2 pl., 4 tbls
Publisher (PB)	Réduit, Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Language of text (LT)	En
Abstract (AB)	The recrudescence of Pulvinaria iceryi on sugar cane in 1976-77, which caused heavy losses in the 1977 crop and necessitated the replanting of many fields, is described. The history of the insect in the Mascarenes is recalled and an account is given of the salient features of its biology, while natural enemies and host-plants are listed. The influence of cane varieties on the distribution of attacks in 1976-77 and ocntrol measures are discussed.
Descriptors - English (DE)	SUGARCANE PULVINARIA INSECT PESTS PESTS SCALE INSECTS PULVINARIA ICERYI
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Sugarcane: Pests, pest control and management
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Insect pests: Pulvinaria iceryi
Date record entered (DA)	1992-02-23
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Affiliation (AF)	Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Location (LO)	LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)	ENTO