2008/05/01 by Kent M. Daane, Monica L. Cooper, Serguei V. Triapitsyn +6 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Research on scale insects #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Insect Pest Control Strategies
paper · pdf · doi:10.3733/ca.v062n04p167
openalex publication_date 2008/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Mealybugs have become increasingly important vineyard pests — a result of their direct damage to the vine, their role in transmitting grapevine leafroll viruses, and the costs for their control. Numerous mealybug species are found in vineyards, and each has different biological traits that affect sustainable control options. We review the mealybug pests and their natural enemies to provide some clarification about current trends in biological control tactics and needed directions for future work.