Pasture mealybug and its role in pasture dieback
Summary
Pasture mealybug, Heliococcus summervillei, is the mealybug species causing pasture dieback, a condition that has damaged and killed summer-growing grass pastures across large areas of Queensland and northern NSW.
Topics in this PrimeFact include:
- History of pasture mealybug
- Identification
- Pasture mealybug and pasture dieback
- Controlling pasture mealybug
- Natural enemies
