HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FRUIT SCIENCE
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Question
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Citrus mealybugs feed on the ____
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roots
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bark
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foliage
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All of the answers above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Host Plants (Back to Top) Grapefruit is preferred over other citrus varieties (Griffiths and Thompson 1957). Other host plants include Amaryllis sp. (Jersey lily), Ananas comosus (pineapple), Annona squamosa (sugar-apple), Asparagus sp., Begonia sp., Bougainvillea sp., Cactus sp., Canna sp.
Detailed explanation-2: -It belongs to the genus Planococcus in the mealybug family Pseudococcidae. They are classified under the superfamily Coccoidea (scale insects) in the order Hemiptera (true bugs).
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