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    Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many...
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  • The mango mealybug (Drosicha mangiferae) is a pest of mango crops in Asia. The nymphs and females suck plant sap from inflorescences, tender leaves, shoots...
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    Planococcus citri, commonly known as the citrus mealybug, is a species of mealybugs native to Asia. It has been introduced to the rest of the world, including...
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    Phenacoccus solenopsis, the cotton mealybug or solenopsis mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae. Having originated in North...
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  • "Blue-green" mealybugs are a group of related mealybug genera whose insides, during adulthood, are usually of the color which gives them their collective...
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    (Maskell), and commonly known as the obscure mealybug and tuber mealybug) is a close relative of the grape mealybug (P. maritimus) and a pest of the vineyards...
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    common name mealybug ladybird or mealybug destroyer, is a species of ladybird beetle native to eastern Australia. The beetle feeds on mealybugs and other...
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  • cordylinidis, the cabbage tree mealybug, is a species of insect in the family Pseudococcidae. The cabbage tree mealybug male and females look very different...
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    Maconellicoccus hirsutus, (also known as the pink, grape or hibiscus mealybug) is a pest of many plants, trees, and shrubs. It infests hibiscus, citrus...
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    vine mealybug, is a species of mealybug, belonging to the family Pseudococcidae, native to tropical and subtropical regions. The vine mealybug is found...
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    Pseudococcus longispinus, the long-tailed mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pseudococcus...
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    years, this plant has been serving as a new reservoir host for an invasive mealybug species Phenacoccus solenopsis. The main phytochemical constituents of...
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  • important predator of mealybugs on grapes, pistachios, and almonds, including vine mealybug, grape mealybug, and Gill's mealybug (Ferrisia gilli). "Nephus...
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    Pseudococcus comstocki, common name Comstock mealybug, is a species of mealybug. The species was first discovered in 1902 in Japan. It is an invasive pest...
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    with mealy wax. Adult females are almost always immobile (apart from mealybugs) and permanently attached to the plant on which they are feeding. They...
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  • Phragmites scale insect or the more recently-coined name, roseau cane mealybug. Several species of parasitoid wasps are known to attack this scale, with...
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  • Thumbnail for Pseudococcus calceolariae
    Pseudococcus calceolariae is a species of mealybug broadly similar to other species of Pseudococcus. The body outline of the female is elongate-oval to...
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    Paracoccus marginatus, commonly known as the papaya mealybug, is a small sap-sucking insect in the mealybug family, Pseudococcidae. It is found on a number...
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  • Geococcus coffeae is a species in the mealybug family, Pseudococcidae, commonly known as the coffee root mealybug, or brown scale. It lives underground...
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  • Phenacoccus manihoti is a mealybug insect species. In the early 1970s, the cassava mealybug P. manihoti was accidentally introduced to Africa. Within...
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  • psyllid) Homarus americanus (American lobster) Hypogeococcus pungens (cactus mealybug) Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale) Isometrus maculatus (lesser brown...
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  • Pseudococcus maritimus, the grape mealybug, is a scale insect species in the genus Pseudococcus infecting grapevines. It is also a vector of little cherry...
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    mealybugs in the family Pseudococcidae. There are at least 180 described species in Phenacoccus. Phenacoccus aceris (Signoret, 1875) (apple mealybug)...
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    that are pests. Other lady beetles feed on scale insects, whitefly and mealybugs. If normal food sources are scarce, they may feed on small caterpillars...
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    is repeated daily until all mealybugs have been killed, as well as new insects that may still hatch after the mealybugs living on the plant have been...
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    Phenacoccus solani, the solanum mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae. "Phenacoccus solani Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
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    Ferrisia virgata, commonly known as the striped mealybug, is a species of mealybug belonging to the Pseudococcidae family. F. virgata parasitizes different...
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    infestation that gardeners need to be vigilant about is mealybugs.[citation needed] Mealybug infestations are easy to spot as they are clearly visible...
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    Garden Merit. The silver torch cactus is most susceptible to mealybugs and spider mite. Mealybugs are among the most common pests of cacti and succulents....
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    related species also widely cultivated for its fruit in Southeast Asia Mango mealybug Mango pickle – Mangai-oorkai (manga-achar), South Indian hot mango pickle...
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