True bugs, cicadas & leafhoppers
Pineapple mealybug
Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893)
Names
| English | Pineapple mealybug |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Cochinilla harinosa de la piña |
| Chinese | 菠萝洁粉蚧 |
| Scientific name | Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893) |
About this species
Dysmicoccus brevipes is a mealybug. The scientific name was published for the first time by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1893. The species is found primarily on pineapple and other species in the genus Ananas, but also infests citrus trees, cotton, banana, coffee and other plants.
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Dysmicoccus brevipes is een luis uit de wolluizenfamilie. De soort komt voornamelijk voor in warme gebieden. De wetenschappelijke naam is gepubliceerd door Theodore Dru Allison Cockerell in 1893. De luis parasiteert op verschillende planten waaronder ananasplanten, koffieplanten en citrusplanten.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hemiptera |
| Family | Pseudococcidae |
| Genus | Dysmicoccus |
