@article{Mansour_Cavalieri_Mazzeo_Grissa Lebdi_Russo_2012, title={A morphological and molecular characterization of vine mealybug populations (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) from Tunisia}, volume={44}, url={https://www.pagepressjournals.org/jear/article/view/jear.2012.e5}, DOI={10.4081/jear.2012.e5}, abstractNote={Some vine mealybug, <em>Planococcus ficus </em>(Signoret) populations in Tunisian vineyards have been morphologically and genetically characterized. The morphological examination was based on the main distinctive characteristics of species of <em>Planococcus</em>, namely the number and distribution of the multilocular disc pores and tubular ducts on the adult female. This showed the existence of two different vine mealybug populations in Tunisia. Likewise, in the molecular analyses, two separate clades were revealed in the neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree, supporting the morphological studies and suggesting that there are two distinct populations of <em>P. ficus</em> on grapevine in Tunisia.}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research}, author={Mansour, Ramzi and Cavalieri, Vincenzo and Mazzeo, Gaetana and Grissa Lebdi, Kaouthar and Russo, Agatino}, year={2012}, month={May}, pages={e5} }