ORIGINAL ARTICLE
A survey of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) and tending ants in Tunisian vineyards
1
Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi Agroalimentari e Ambientali
Sezione Entomologia Agraria, Università degli Studi
Via Santa Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
2
Department of Plant Protection and Post-harvest Diseases
Laboratory of Entomology, National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia – University of Carthage
43 Charles Nicolle Avenue, 1082 Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, Tunisia
Corresponding author
Ramzi Mansour
Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi Agroalimentari e Ambientali Sezione Entomologia Agraria, Università degli Studi Via Santa Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi Agroalimentari e Ambientali Sezione Entomologia Agraria, Università degli Studi Via Santa Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2011;51(3):197-203
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
In 2009, two mealybug species
Planococcus ficus
(Signoret)
and
Planococcus citri
(Risso) and an armoured scale species,
Hemi-
berlesia lataniae
(Signoret) were recorded throughout Tunisian table-grape vineyards.
P. ficus
was by far the most widespread scale
insect species within the investigated grape growing areas and was also recorded on fig trees. Among 31 inspected vineyards, 8 were
non-infested, 16 slightly to moderately infested, and 7 highly infested by mealybugs. Therefore, the latter are principal pests in vine
-
yards and should be sustainably managed to avoid major crop losses on grapevine. Six ant species were found in Tunisian mealybug-
infested table-grape vineyards. They are
Tetramorium
semilaeve
André,
Plagiolepis schmitzii
(Forel),
Tapinoma nigerrimum
(Nylander),
Crematogaster
schmidti
(Mayr),
Pheidole
pallidula
(Nylander) and
Pheidole teneriffana
Forel. The four latter species were reported tending
mealybugs on grapevines.
T. nigerrimum
was found to be the ant most associated with the pseudococcid mealybugs. Our findings
are new data for Tunisian grape-growing areas and will contribute to enhance Integrated Pest Management programs in vineyards
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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