The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) (2010) Plan for managing and mitigation caused by mealybug (Maconellicocus hirsutus) and corrugated bug (Crypticerya multicicatrices) on the islands of San Andres and Providencia. San Andrés, Colombia: Submanagement technical direction plant protection epidemiology and phytosanitary surveillance. Bogotá, Colombia.

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• TITLE: Incidence evaluation of Crypticerya multicicatrices and Maconellicoccus hirsutus in Colombian Seaflower Biosphere Reserve

  AUTHORS: Marcela Silva-Gomez, John A. Quiroz-Gamboa, Francisco C. Yepes, María F. Maya, Adriana Santos, Lilliana M. Hoyos-Carvajal

  KEYWORDS: Colombia’s Caribbean Insular; Pink Hibiscus Mealybug; Multicicatrices Fluted Scale; Sap Sucking Insects; Honey Dew; Sooty Mold

  JOURNAL NAME: Agricultural Sciences, Vol.4 No.12, December 17, 2013

  ABSTRACT: An evaluation of the incidence of Crypticerya multicicatrices and Maconellicoccus hirsutus in Colombian Seaflower Biosphere Reserve in San Andrés, Providence and Santa Catalina islands, from mid-August to mid-November 2012 was made. 38 locations were sampled, and 34% of sites tested show an incidence of C. multicicatrices oscillating between a range of 80%-100%, 24% with 40%-80% of incidence, 18% between 10%-40% and 24% with a range of 0%-10%. The occurrence of M. hirsutus fluctuated between 0.5% and 17%. There were seven genera of ants associated C. multicicatrices and 94 hosts of this agriculturally important insect and we found high incidence of associated sooty mold in C. multicicatrices hosts. Observations also contained some developmental stages of C. multicatrices.