Sentences with phrase «cassava mealybug»
The cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti) thrives on the plant's starchy root — a staple of many diets worldwide.
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Unfortunately, the mealybug is equally capable of traveling via a human vector — and it is now devastating the cassava (aka manioc or yucca) crop on some 200,000 hectares in Thailand, where some 60 percent of global exports (worth $ 1.5 billion) are grown, according to the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), a Colombia - based research nonprofit focused on reducing hunger and poverty via sustainable agriculture.