Maconellicoccus hirsutus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Pseudococcidae
- Genus
- Maconellicoccus
- Species
- Maconellicoccus hirsutus
- Scientific Name
- Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Maconellicoccus hirsutus, (also known as the pink, grape or hibiscus mealybug) is a pest of many plants, trees, and shrubs. It infests hibiscus, citrus, coffee, sugar cane, annonas, plums, guava, mango (although, mango mealybug is more problematic), okra, sorrel, teak, mora, pigeon pea, peanut, grapevine, maize, asparagus, chrysanthemum, beans, cotton, soybean, cocoa, and many other plants. The pest forms colonies on the host plant, and if left undisturbed, the colonies will grow into large masses of white waxy coverings on branches, fruiting structures, leaves, and even whole plants, including large trees.
...Maconellicoccus hirsutus in languages:
- English
- Pink Hibiscus Mealybug
- English
- pink mealybug
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