Co-Authors:
Wysoki, M., Div. of Entomology, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Izhar, Y., Ministry of Agriculture, Extension Service, 'Akko
Swirski, E., Div. of Entomology, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Gurevitz, E., Div. of Entomology, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Greenberg, S., Div. of Entomology, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
Abstract:
The common avocado varieties grown in Israel can be graded in descending order of susceptibility to the long-tailed mealybug, Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti), as follows: Hass, Nabal, Fuerte, Ettinger. The long-tailed mealybug was recorded in Israel on 36 host-plants belonging to 29 different botanical families. © 1977 Springer Science + Business Media B.V.