Pseudococcidae 63 claims

family · order Hemiptera · 19 taxa · NCBI Taxonomy ↗

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Pseudococcidaemealybugs · also mealy bugs14 claims · 5 papers Maconellicoccus hirsutuspink mealybug6 claims · 3 papers Planococcus citricitrus mealybug · also citrus mealybugs6 claims · 3 papers Dysmicoccus brevipes5 claims · 2 papers Phenacoccus solenopsisSolenopsis mealybug5 claims · 2 papers Heliococcus summervillei4 claims · 1 paper Phenacoccus solaniSolanum mealybug4 claims · 1 paper Saccharicoccus sacchari3 claims · 1 paper Ferrisia virgatastriped mealybug2 claims · 1 paper Paracoccus marginatus2 claims · 2 papers Phenacoccus manihoticassava mealybug · also cassava mealy bugs2 claims · 2 papers Planococcus ficusvine mealybug2 claims · 2 papers Pseudococcus annonae2 claims · 1 paper Ferrisia malvastra1 claim · 1 paper Nipaecoccus viridis1 claim · 1 paper Phenacoccus parvus1 claim · 1 paper Planococcus minor1 claim · 1 paper Pseudococcus1 claim · 1 paper Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyiJack Beardsley Mealybug1 claim · 1 paper

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Maconellicoccus hirsutus was among the highest-scoring potential invasive crop pests.

Taxon: Maconellicoccus hirsutusMaconellicoccus hirsutuse0
Outcome: highest-scoring pestse0
Setting: South Africat0

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“The highest-scoring pests were Maconellicoccus hirsutus and Thrips palmi”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 715–787

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“South Africa”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 83–95

Title

Horizon scanning for invasive insects with potential threats to crop production in South Africa

Phumudzo P. Tshikhudo; Aviwe Simandla; Livhuwani R. Nnzeru; et al. Discover Sustainability 2025. doi:10.1007/s43621-025-01010-5

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

None of the five non-crop plant species increased the mealybug population on crop plants or in the overall system.

Taxon: mealybugsPseudococcidaee0
Treatment: these five non-crop plant speciese0
Interactor: mealybugsPseudococcidaee0pest
Outcome: population of mealybugse0
Direction: no_changeinferrede0

Not reportedComparator

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“None of these five non-crop plant species increased the population of mealybugs on crop plants or in the overall system”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1300–1419

Title

Adding non-crop plants enhances parasitoid fitness on potato plants, but not pest densities

Yusha Wang; Yongping Zhou; Ruwen Li; et al. Crop Protection 2024. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2024.107010

Other claims from this paper (5)

Intervention effect All five flowering non-crop plant species promoted the longevity and egg load of the parasitoid A. bambawalei compared with water only.
Intervention effect Females fed on F. esculentum, V. faba and L. maritima produced 16% higher total offspring than on water.
Intervention effect Females fed on F. esculentum, V. faba and L. maritima produced 13% higher female offspring than on water.
Intervention effect There was no significant difference in mealybug abundance across the five plant combinations.
Observation The five flowering non-crop plants were not suitable hosts of the mealybug.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

There was no significant difference in mealybug abundance across the five plant combinations.

Taxon: mealybugsPseudococcidaee0
Treatment: the five different plant combinationse0
Interactor: mealybugsPseudococcidaee0pest
Outcome: abundancee0
Direction: no_changeinferrede0

Not reportedComparator

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“population of mealybugs on crop plants or in the overall system (non-crop plants + crop plants), and there was no significant difference in their abundance across the five different plant combinations”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1356–1556

Title

Adding non-crop plants enhances parasitoid fitness on potato plants, but not pest densities

Yusha Wang; Yongping Zhou; Ruwen Li; et al. Crop Protection 2024. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2024.107010

Other claims from this paper (5)

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Saccharicoccus sacchari was more abundant, with 29,137 individuals, and peaked in mid-season.

Taxon: S. sacchariSaccharicoccus saccharie0
Interactor: H. summervilleiHeliococcus summervilleie0pest
Outcome: more abundante0
Direction: more abundante0
Value: 29,137e0
Comparator: H. summervilleie0

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“S. sacchari (n = 29,137) was more abundant and detected throughout the growing season, with population peaks in the mid-season, while H. summervillei (n = 2706) showed peaks of the early-season activity.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 739–942

Title

Mealybug Population Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Saccharicoccus sacchari and Heliococcus summervillei in Sugarcane (Saccharum sp. Hybrids)

Hang Xu; Jacob A. Humpal; Bree A. L. Wilson; et al. Insects 2024. doi:10.3390/insects15070492

Other claims from this paper (6)

Observation Heliococcus summervillei numbered 2,706 and peaked early in the season.
Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was primarily on sugarcane stems and roots.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei was located on leaves and roots.
Method / resource Whole-leaf collection was most effective for quantifying H. summervillei.
Method / resource Stem trap was most effective for quantifying S. sacchari.
Observation The study records H. summervillei on sugarcane in Australia for the first time.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Heliococcus summervillei numbered 2,706 and peaked early in the season.

Taxon: H. summervilleiHeliococcus summervilleie0
Outcome: peaks of the early-season activitye0
Value: 2706e0

Verbatim

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“H. summervillei (n = 2706) showed peaks of the early-season activity.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 873–942

Title

Mealybug Population Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Saccharicoccus sacchari and Heliococcus summervillei in Sugarcane (Saccharum sp. Hybrids)

Hang Xu; Jacob A. Humpal; Bree A. L. Wilson; et al. Insects 2024. doi:10.3390/insects15070492

Other claims from this paper (6)

Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was more abundant, with 29,137 individuals, and peaked in mid-season.
Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was primarily on sugarcane stems and roots.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei was located on leaves and roots.
Method / resource Whole-leaf collection was most effective for quantifying H. summervillei.
Method / resource Stem trap was most effective for quantifying S. sacchari.
Observation The study records H. summervillei on sugarcane in Australia for the first time.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Saccharicoccus sacchari was primarily on sugarcane stems and roots.

Taxon: S. sacchariSaccharicoccus saccharie0
Organ / stage: stems and rootse0
Outcome: located on sugarcane stems and rootse0

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“S. sacchari is primarily located on sugarcane stems and roots, compared to H. summervillei, which is located on leaves and roots.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 943–1072

Title

Mealybug Population Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Saccharicoccus sacchari and Heliococcus summervillei in Sugarcane (Saccharum sp. Hybrids)

Hang Xu; Jacob A. Humpal; Bree A. L. Wilson; et al. Insects 2024. doi:10.3390/insects15070492

Other claims from this paper (6)

Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was more abundant, with 29,137 individuals, and peaked in mid-season.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei numbered 2,706 and peaked early in the season.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei was located on leaves and roots.
Method / resource Whole-leaf collection was most effective for quantifying H. summervillei.
Method / resource Stem trap was most effective for quantifying S. sacchari.
Observation The study records H. summervillei on sugarcane in Australia for the first time.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Heliococcus summervillei was located on leaves and roots.

Taxon: H. summervilleiHeliococcus summervilleie0
Organ / stage: leaves and rootse0
Outcome: located on leaves and rootse0

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“H. summervillei, which is located on leaves and roots.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1018–1072

Title

Mealybug Population Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Saccharicoccus sacchari and Heliococcus summervillei in Sugarcane (Saccharum sp. Hybrids)

Hang Xu; Jacob A. Humpal; Bree A. L. Wilson; et al. Insects 2024. doi:10.3390/insects15070492

Other claims from this paper (6)

Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was more abundant, with 29,137 individuals, and peaked in mid-season.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei numbered 2,706 and peaked early in the season.
Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was primarily on sugarcane stems and roots.
Method / resource Whole-leaf collection was most effective for quantifying H. summervillei.
Method / resource Stem trap was most effective for quantifying S. sacchari.
Observation The study records H. summervillei on sugarcane in Australia for the first time.

Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Whole-leaf collection was most effective for quantifying H. summervillei.

Taxon: H. summervilleiHeliococcus summervilleie0
Outcome: most effective sampling techniques for quantificatione0
Direction: most effectivee0
Comparator: stem trape0

Verbatim

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“The whole-leaf collection and stem trap were the most effective sampling techniques for quantification of H. summervillei and S. sacchari, respectively.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1073–1225

Title

Mealybug Population Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Saccharicoccus sacchari and Heliococcus summervillei in Sugarcane (Saccharum sp. Hybrids)

Hang Xu; Jacob A. Humpal; Bree A. L. Wilson; et al. Insects 2024. doi:10.3390/insects15070492

Other claims from this paper (6)

Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was more abundant, with 29,137 individuals, and peaked in mid-season.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei numbered 2,706 and peaked early in the season.
Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was primarily on sugarcane stems and roots.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei was located on leaves and roots.
Method / resource Stem trap was most effective for quantifying S. sacchari.
Observation The study records H. summervillei on sugarcane in Australia for the first time.

Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Stem trap was most effective for quantifying S. sacchari.

Taxon: S. sacchariSaccharicoccus saccharie0
Outcome: most effective sampling techniques for quantificatione0
Direction: most effectivee0
Comparator: whole-leaf collectione0

Verbatim

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“The whole-leaf collection and stem trap were the most effective sampling techniques for quantification of H. summervillei and S. sacchari, respectively.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1073–1225

Title

Mealybug Population Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Saccharicoccus sacchari and Heliococcus summervillei in Sugarcane (Saccharum sp. Hybrids)

Hang Xu; Jacob A. Humpal; Bree A. L. Wilson; et al. Insects 2024. doi:10.3390/insects15070492

Other claims from this paper (6)

Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was more abundant, with 29,137 individuals, and peaked in mid-season.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei numbered 2,706 and peaked early in the season.
Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was primarily on sugarcane stems and roots.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei was located on leaves and roots.
Method / resource Whole-leaf collection was most effective for quantifying H. summervillei.
Observation The study records H. summervillei on sugarcane in Australia for the first time.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The study records H. summervillei on sugarcane in Australia for the first time.

Taxon: H. summervilleiHeliococcus summervilleie0
Interactor: sugarcanee0host
Outcome: first-ever recorde0
Setting: Australiae0

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“first-ever record of H. summervillei on sugarcane in Australia”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1287–1349

Title

Mealybug Population Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Sampling Methods for Saccharicoccus sacchari and Heliococcus summervillei in Sugarcane (Saccharum sp. Hybrids)

Hang Xu; Jacob A. Humpal; Bree A. L. Wilson; et al. Insects 2024. doi:10.3390/insects15070492

Other claims from this paper (6)

Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was more abundant, with 29,137 individuals, and peaked in mid-season.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei numbered 2,706 and peaked early in the season.
Observation Saccharicoccus sacchari was primarily on sugarcane stems and roots.
Observation Heliococcus summervillei was located on leaves and roots.
Method / resource Whole-leaf collection was most effective for quantifying H. summervillei.
Method / resource Stem trap was most effective for quantifying S. sacchari.