Identification of the Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae)
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 rece~t1y been discovered in California, Mexico, and Belize. All instal's 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.
| Author: | Douglass R. Miller |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-237957 |
| ISSN: | 0749-6737 |
| ISSN: | 1942-1354 |
| Parent Title (English): | Insecta Mundi |
| Publisher: | Flora & Fauna Publ. |
| Place of publication: | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 1999 |
| Publishing Institution: | Univ.-Bibliothek Frankfurt am Main |
| Contributing Corporation: | Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Pagenumber: | 15 |
| First Page: | 189 |
| Last Page: | 203 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte Biologie |
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