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Figure 1. Queen Pineapple fruit infested with PPMB

Description

Pink pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell (PPMB), is one of the major pests of pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill].
Belongs to Family Pseudococcidae and described as cottony, small, oval and soft-bodied sucking insect (Joy, et al., 2013).
Feeds on the fruits, roots, stem, and leaves of the plant (Ceniza et al, 2018)
Dispersed by ants (Joy et, 2013) because PPMB secreteS sweet and sticky liquid called honeydew as a by-product of its feeding (Rohrbach and Johnson, 2003).
Distribution: Baybay City, Javier, Ormoc City, Villaba in Leyte; Silago in Southern Leyte; San Lorenzo in Camarines Norte (QP Project 4)

Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science

Department of Agronomy

Department of Agricultural Education and Extension

Department of Animal Science

Department of Development Communication

Department of Food Science and Technology

Department of Horticulture

Department of Pest Management

Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics

Department of Soil Science

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biological Sciences

Department of Arts,Languages and Literature

Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences

Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry

Department of Statistics

Faculty of Teacher Education

Institute of Human Kinetics

Department of Secondary Education

Faculty of Engineering

Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Sciences

Department of Forest Science

Institute for Tropical Ecology and Environmental Management

Faculty of Management and Economics

Department of Business Management

Department of Economics

Institute of Strategic Research and Development Studies

Department of Statistics

GRADUATE FACULTY

Teaching Faculty

Norberto E. Milla

Associate Professor V

Highest Degree Attained

Ph.D. Statistics

Specialization

Research Interest

Statistics education
Small area estimation
Linear models
Bayesian statistics

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Edilberto L. Gonzaga Jr.

Assistant Professor I

Highest Degree Attained

M.Ed in Math

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

Temporary

Virgelio M. Alao

Associate Professor I

Highest Degree Attained

MS Statistics

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Sweet Charish G. Godinez

Instructor I

Highest Degree Attained

MS Statistics

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty

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Permanent

Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry

GRADUATE FACULTY

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Elizabeth S. Quevedo

Associate Professor V

Highest Degree Attained

Ph.D. Agricultural Chemistry

Specialization

Research Interest

Environmental Quality Monitoring
Biochemical Researchers
Nutracentical Researchers
Food Quality & Food Safety Researchers

Role

Teaching Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Felix M. Salas

Professor VI

Highest Degree Attained

Ph.D. Chemistry

Specialization

Bioregulation Studies

Research Interest

Heavy Metal Pollution in the Environment
Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Vegetables
Liquid Nutrient Formalations for Hydroponics
Natural Product Preservatives

Role

Teaching Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

Permanent

James A. Patindol

Associate Professor V

Highest Degree Attained

Ph.D. Food Science

Specialization

Food Science Biochemistry

Research Interest

Cereal chemistry, processing, and utilization

Role

Teaching Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

Temporary

Teaching Faculty

MRRT

Mark Ryan R. Tripoli

Instructor I

Highest Degree Attained

MS in Chemistry

Specialization

Research Interest

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Role

Teaching Faculty

Status of Appointment

Permanent

MRRT

Kevin Nick S. Bandibas

Instructor I

Highest Degree Attained

MS in Chemistry

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

Teaching Faculty

Status of Appointment

Permanent

MRRT

Yhena L. Bandibas

Instructor I

Highest Degree Attained

MS in Chemistry

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

Teaching Faculty

Status of Appointment

Permanent

MRRT

Ea Kristine Clarisse T. Escueta

Assistant Professor IV

Highest Degree Attained

PhD in Biochemistry

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

Teaching Faculty

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Department of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences

GRADUATE FACULTY

Teaching and Research Faculty

Annie A. Parmis

Associate Professor IV

Highest Degree Attained

Doctor of Education (Language Teaching)

Specialization

Research Interests

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Seregena Ruth L. Martinez

Associate Professor V

Highest Degree Attained

Ph.D. in English Language

Specialization

Research Interests

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Rhodora Abalajen-Bande

Associate Professor I

Highest Degree Attained

Doctor of Arts in Language Teaching (Candidate)

Specialization

English Language Teaching

Research Interests

Second Language Teaching and Learning
Narrative Inquiry
Reflective Teaching

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty & Research Adviser

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Michael Carlo C. Villas

Assistant Professor IV

Highest Degree Attained

Master in English

Specialization

Comparative Literature

Research Interest

Literary Theory and Criticism
Literary and Intellectual History
Translation Studies

Role

Graduate Research Adviser and Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Teaching Faculty

Maria Vanessa E. Gabunada

Associate Professor III

Highest Degree Attained

Ph.D. in English Language and Literature

Specialization

Politics of Translation
Cebuano Literature
Language Imperialism

Research Interest

Postcolonial Translation
Regional Literary History
Linguistic Landscape
Translingualism

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Cherry N. Rola

Associate Professor II

Highest Degree Attained

Doctor of Arts in Literature and Communication

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

Temporary

Sheena Mae P. Lubrio

Assistant Professor II

Highest Degree Attained

Master of Arts in Education - Language and Literacy Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Reading Educ. (candidate)

Specialization

Language and Literacy Education

Research Interest

Reading Comprehension
Children's Literature
Metacognition

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

Temporary

Daisy P. Acoritay

Assistant Professor I

Highest Degree Attained

Master in English

Specialization

English Language Teaching
Discourse Analysis
Language Pedagogy

Research Interest

Discourse Analysis
Critical Discourse Analysis
Critical Language Awareness
Language Pedagogy
Corpus Linguistics
Teacher Cognition
Language Assessment

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

Permanent

Bethlehem A. Ponce

Associate Professor II

Highest Degree Attained

PhD in Anthropology

Specialization

Research Interest

Role

Teaching Graduate Faculty

Status of Appointment

Temporary

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