Reproductive pattern in the solanum mealybug, Phenacoccus solani: A new perspective

Background The reproductive pattern of most scale insects is ovoviviparity. The solanum mealybug, Phenacoccus solani (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is known as a thelytokous parthenogenetic species, but there is still debate about the reproductive strategies of this species. Methods Here, we investiga...

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Main Authors: Jun Huang, Fuying Zhi, Juan Zhang, Muhammad Hafeez, Xiaowei Li, Jinming Zhang, Zhijun Zhang, Likun Wang, Yaobin Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-08-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Egg
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9734.pdf