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Antonina graminis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Pseudococcidae
Genus: Antonina
Species:
A. graminis
Binomial name
Antonina graminis

(Maskell, 1897)

Antonina graminisorRhodes grass scale is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae.[1] In the 1940s the species, originating in Asia, infested nearly 69 species fodder and turf grasses in Texas causing major economic loss. Classical biological control was made use of in the 1950s and 60s with nearly complete control achieved after the aerial introduction of a wingless encyrtid parasite from India, Neodusmetia sangwani. By 1976 the control was a complete success and nearly 17 million USD was estimated as savings due to the parasite.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Antonina graminis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  • ^ Dean, H. A.; Schuster, M. F.; Boling, J. C.; Riherd, P. T. (1979). "Complete biological control of Antonina graminis in Texas with Neodusmetia sangwani (a classic example)". Bull. Entomol. Soc. Am. 25: 262–67.

    • Further reading

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    • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • McGavin, George C. (1993). Bugs of the World. Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2737-4.
  • Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
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