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IT has previously been reported that dimefox (bis-dimethylamino fluorophosphine oxide) when applied to the root system of cacao trees can control Pseudococcus njalensis Laing, the common mealybug vector of the swollen shoot virus in the Gold Coast1,2. The toxic action of the chemical persists within the tree for about eight weeks.
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HANNA, A., NICOL, J. Application of a Systemic Insecticide by Trunk Implantation to control a Mealybug Vector of the Cacao Swollen Shoot Virus. Nature 173, 730–731 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173730b0
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