The cassava mites

Byrne, David; Bellotti, Anthony C.; Guerrero, José María

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“…Under field conditions with higher mite populations, there was ≤73% yield loss in susceptible cultivars and 67% of the stem-cutting planting material was damaged (42,43). In the case of the whitefly Aleurotrachelus socialis, there is a correlation between duration of attack and yield loss: Infestations of 1, 6, and 11 months resulted in a 5, 42, and 79% yield reduction, respectively (168).…”

Section: Indirect Feeding Damagementioning

confidence: 97%

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Recent Advances in Cassava Pest Management

Bellotti

Smith

Lapointe

1999

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

166

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Cassava (Manihot esculenta) occupies a uniquely important position as a food security crop for smallholder farmers in ares of the tropics where climate, soils, or societal stresses constrain production. Given its reliability and productivity, cassava is the most important locally produced food in a third of the world's low-income, food-deficit countries. It is the fourth most important source of carbohydrates for human consumption in the tropics, after rice, sugar, and maize. World production of cassava from 1994-1996 averaged 166 million tons/year grown on 16.6 million hectares (ha), for an average yield of 9.9 tons/ha. Approximately 57% is used for human consumption, 32% for animal feed and industrial purposes, and 11% is waste. Africa accounts for 51.3% of the production; Asia, 29.4%; and Latin America, 19.3%. The area planted to cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is 10.3, 3.7, and 2.6 million ha, respectively.

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Section: Indirect Feeding Damagementioning

confidence: 97%

“…India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand). Thus we now have a more complete understanding of the cassava arthropod complex, crop losses, and possible control techniques (19,20,42,67,102,112,132,161,179). This review focuses on pests that can significantly reduce cassava production, with emphasis on the neotropics.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Advances in Cassava Pest Management

Bellotti

Smith

Lapointe

1999

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

166

119

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“…This was followed by an invasion of cassava green mite {Mononychellus spp.) in 1975 from Eastern Africa, first observation in Uganda in 1971 (Byrne et al, 1983). In 1978/9 the cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.)…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

A survey of cassava pests in the Central African Republic

Steiner

1991

Tropical Pest Management

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In a survey of cassava pests in a Préfecture of the Central African Republic, incidence and severity of cassava mealybug was generally low. Pest abundance was greatly influenced by cultural practices. Abundance was highest on compound farms and cassava fields near larger towns, where cassava is intensively grown. Cassava green mite was omnipresent. The damage caused by mite attack varied greatly between varieties. Some react by loss of tissue, causing a rapid reduction in mite population, others react by proliferation. Yield losses were estimated in the absence of yield data: losses caused by mealybug and green mite were low and less important than those caused by bacterial blight, mosaic, or adverse cultural practices.

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“…Doze espécies da família Tetranychidae foram aí encontradas (HIRST, 1922;BAKER, 1955;TUTTLE, 1976;CHARLET;McMURTRY, 1977;YASEEN;BENNETT, 1977;DORESTE, 1982;NYIIRA, 1982;BYRNE;BELLOTTI;GUERRERO, 1983;CAB, 1990). Além destas, sete espécies da família Tenuipalpidae foram também relatadas (DE LEON, 1960a, 1967BAKER, 1949).…”

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“…Estas são também espécies amplamente distribuídas no Caribe, tendo já sido relatadas em dez ilhas (SMITH; SUMMERS, 1949;CUNLIFFE;GARMAN, 1958;DE LEON, 1965, 1967DENMARK;MUMA, 1978;RODRIGUEZ et al, 1981;MORAES et al, 2004;BOTTA;ALMAGUEL, 2005;RODRIGUEZ, 2006;ALMAGUEL et al, 2010 CHANT;BAKER, 1965;McMURTRY, 1993;DENMARK et al, 1999 (BANKS, 1917;McGREGOR, 1950;LIVSHITS;SALINAS-CROCHE, 1968;YASEEN;BENNETT, 1977;DORESTE, 1982;NYIIRA, 1982;BYRNE;BELLOTTI;GUERRERO, 1983;FLECHTMANN et al, 1999; e a segunda em oito ilhas (BANKS, 1917;LIVSHITS;SALINAS-CROCHE, 1968;NYIIRA, 1982;BYRNE;BELLOTTI;GUERRERO, 1983;FLECHTMANN et al, 1999).…”

Section: Comparações Entre a Fauna Encontrada E Aquela De Outras Ilhasunclassified

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The cassava mites

Cited by 35 publications

References 36 publications

Recent Advances in Cassava Pest Management

Recent Advances in Cassava Pest Management

A survey of cassava pests in the Central African Republic

Ácaros predadores e fitófagos de plantas cultivadas e da vegetação natural da República Dominicana

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