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Mealybugs on banana in different countries are reported. Damage, varietal susceptibility, natural enemies and management of arboreal and root mealybugs are reviewed and reported.
Mealybugs are injurious to banana in India, Africa, Florida, West Indies, Hawaii, Canary Islands etc (Table 45.1).
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Padmanaban, B., Mustaffa, M.M. (2016). Fruit Crops: Banana. In: Mani, M., Shivaraju, C. (eds) Mealybugs and their Management in Agricultural and Horticultural crops . Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2677-2_45
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