Phenacoccus manihoti
- Category
- other
- Primary role
- unclassified
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Pseudococcidae
- Genus
- Phenacoccus
External: GBIF #2096139
10 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
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biocontrol 3 claims
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Apoanagyrus lopezi · effect: beneficial
“benefit: cost ratio of 199:1 based on world market price of cassava”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Epidinocarsis lopezi · effect: beneficial
“Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), quickly became established”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Epidinocarsis lopezi · effect: beneficial
“mealybug populations were 7.0 and 2.3 times lower”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
herbivory 2 claims
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Manihot esculenta (Airo bai a’so) · effect: harmful
“In dry years, however, when water stress affected photosynthesis, losses were higher and were compounded by higher mealybug populations”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Manihot esculenta (Airo bai a’so) · effect: harmful
“control of cassava mealybug with the parasitoid Epidinocarsis lopezi”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
pest pressure 5 claims
- This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Manihot esculenta (Airo bai a’so) · effect: harmful
“in dry years, however, when water stress affected photosynthesis, losses were higher and were compounded by higher mealybug populations”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Manihot esculenta (Airo bai a’so) · effect: harmful
“In dry years, losses were higher and were compounded by higher mealybug populations”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Manihot esculenta (Airo bai a’so) · effect: harmful
“became the major insect pest of cassava”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Manihot esculenta (Airo bai a’so) · effect: harmful
“became the major insect pest of cassava”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Manihot esculenta (Airo bai a’so) · effect: harmful
“cassava mealybug caused up to 80 percent losses... by feeding on the growing tips”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed