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Pink Hibiscus Mealybug
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True bugs, cicadas & leafhoppers

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908)

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Names

EnglishPink Hibiscus Mealybug
Dutch—
SpanishCochinilla rosada del hibisco
Chinese木槿曼粉蚧
Scientific nameMaconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyPseudococcidae
GenusMaconellicoccus

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
2017First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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