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Scale Insects – Identification Tool for Species of Quarantine Significance, Edition 2: Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Screening Aid/Fact Sheet/Pest Alert
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
This fact sheet for the mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug) is from a collection of over 220 in Scale Insects, Ed. 2, a USDA APHIS PPQ ITP tool . It includes both field and validation characters, comparison to similar species, and U.S. quarantine notes. Images feature a photo of a slide-mounted scale with popup closeups of its characters. Select “keys” from the top menu to choose from four keys for many more scales: Scale Families, Mealybugs, Soft scales, and Other Scales.
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Have You Found the Pink Hibiscus Mealybug?
Screening Aid/Fact Sheet/Pest Alert
California Department of Food and Agriculture, United States of America
This online pamphlet contains information about host plants, life cycle, and control for Maconellicoccus hirsutus. There are images of adults, nymphs, and eggs
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Pest Alert - Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)
Screening Aid/Fact Sheet/Pest Alert
Forida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, United States of America
This pest alert provides identification and management information for the pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), along with images.
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Identification of the Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae)
Key, Taxonomic Description, Journal Article
Miller DR. 1999. Identification of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae). Insecta Mundi 13 (3-4): 189-203
Abstract: The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), has spread rapidly in the tropical and subtropical areas of the New World especially throughout the Caribbean Islands, and has recently been discovered in California, Mexico, and Belize. All instars of the pink hibiscus mealybug are described and illustrated to facilitate discovery of infestations. Comparisons with other common pest species are provided for most of the 8 instars, and a table is included that distinguishes the pink hibiscus mealybug from other pest species in the field.
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Report of New Invasive Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh (Monophlebidae) and Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Pseudococcidae), on the Islands of San Andres and Providencia, Colombia, with an Updated Taxonomic Key to Iceryine Scale Insects of South America
Key, Journal Article
Kondo T, Gullan P, and Portilla AAR. 2012. Report of new invasive scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh (Monophlebidae) and Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Pseudococcidae), on the islands of San Andres and Providencia, Colombia, with an updated taxonomic key to iceryine scale insects of South America. Insecta Mundi 0265: 1-17
Abstract: The multicicatrices fluted scale, Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) is reported from the islands of San Andres and Providencia, Colombia, as a recent invasive species. This scale insect is polyphagous, and attacks numerous plants of economic importance such as avocado, breadfruit, mango, papaya and tropical ornamental plants. A compiled list of 95 host plant species of C. multicicatrices is given. A diagnosis of the adult female of C. multicicatrices and a revised taxonomic key to the species of the tribe Iceryini (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) known from South America is provided. The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae), also is reported for the first time from the island of San Andres, where it is found commonly on Hibiscus spp. and Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. The need for the implementation of a classical biological control program in the archipelago in order to control invasive scale insect pests is discussed.
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Watch Out for the Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus)
Screening Aid/Fact Sheet/Pest Alert
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
This is a Bugwood site. The pink hibiscus mealybug attacks many different kinds of plants and is now present in the western hemisphere. Program aid No. 1606 includes a description, images, and information about damage and management.
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Sampling Program for Grape Mealybugs (Pseudococcus maritimus) Improves Pest Management
Screening Aid/Fact Sheet/Pest Alert
Geiger, C. A., Daane, K. M., Bentley, W. J., Yokota, G. Y., Martin, L. A.
This site also includes information on the obscure mealybug (Pseudococcus affinis), longtailed mealybug (Pseudococcus longispinus), vine mealybug (Planococcus ficus), and pink hibiscus mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus).
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Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
Image Gallery, Screening Aid/Fact Sheet/Pest Alert
University of Florida, United States of America
"Mealybugs" offers images and descriptions of mealybugs species from several genera, including features distinctive to each. A sister page dedicated exclusively to the pink hibiscus mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus or PHM) can be viewed at http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/PinkMealybug.htm (scroll down for description, images, and video).
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Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green
Screening Aid/Fact Sheet/Pest Alert
National IPM Center, United States of America
This national pest alert describes the pink hibiscus mealybug, and discusses its life cycle and hosts. There are images of eggs, adults, and damage.