| preparation of mealybugs (hemiptera: pseudococcidae) for genetic characterization and morphological examination. | mealybugs (hemiptera: pseudococcidae) are economically significant agricultural pests on many different crops. because of their small size and lack of easily visible characters for identification, determination of their taxonomic status is difficult and requires technical competency to prepare a slide-mounted specimen. the standard mounting technique does not allow for analysis of the genome of the specimen. conversely, preparatory techniques for genetic analysis of mealybugs cause either loss o ... | 2015 | 26198869 |