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A Study of the Mononychellus (Acari: Tetranychidae) Species Complex from Selected Cassava Growing Areas of Africa Using Principal Component Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

L. M. Rogo ,
W. Oloo ,
S. Nokoe  and
H. Magalit
L. M. Rogo
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
W. Oloo
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
S. Nokoe
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
H. Magalit
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

A study of several populations of the cassava green mites from eleven African countries representing wide ranging ecological zones were studied using a Principal Component Analysis. This study revealed that there is only one species of the Mononychellus present on cassava in Africa and is here designated M. tanajoa.

Résumé

Une etude de plusier populations des acariens vertes du manioc de onze pays africains representant une zone ecologique varieé a été faite en utilisant l'analyse de la composante principale. Cette etude a demontré qu'il a qu'une seule espéce de mites du genus Mononychellus presente sur le manioc en Afrique et cette espéce est appellée Mononychellus tanajoa.

Keywords

Mononychellus tanajoaMononychellus progresivusPrincipal Component AnalysiscassavasetaeMononychellus tanajoaMononychellus progresivusanalyse de la composante principalemanioccerques
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 9 , Issue 5 , October 1988 , pp. 593 - 599
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1988

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