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Title: Developing species-level diagnostic kit for Nipaecoccus viridisAuthor
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Submitted to: Entomological Society of America Regional Meeting Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 2/28/2023 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead) is an exotic pest currently limited to Florida and possibly Texas in the continental USA. In a previous study, we tested 57 mealybug species in Florida and showed only N. viridis turned green in a potassium hydroxide solution (10% KOH), providing a rapid species confirmation test for all life stages. The unanswered question was whether the potassium in 10% KOH or its pH turned the mealybug’s hemolymph green. My talk will discuss the alternative solutions with different pHs we tested in the laboratory and field conditions to develop the species-level field diagnostic kit for commercial production systems in citrus and ornamental plant industries. |
