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Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) (ITIS; name is valid but unverified)
Pink hibiscus mealybug, pink mealybug, hirsutus mealybug
Asia (Roltsch et al. 2006)
1984 in Hawaii; 1999 in California (Roltsch et al. 2006); 2002 in Florida (Hoy et al. 2003)
Unknown; possibly with imported cargo or passenger luggage (Sagarra and Peterkin 1999)
Destroys crops and ornamental plants (Hoy et al. 2003)
Female Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Female
David Hall USDA, Agricultural Research Service
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Hoy, M.A., A. Hamon, and R. Nguyen. 2003. Pink Hibiscus Mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutu. University of Florida, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Publication #ENY029 (IN156).
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Maconellicoccus hirsutus. [Accessed Feb 22, 2015].
Roltsch, W.J., D.E. Meyerdirk, R. Warkentin, E.R. Andress, and K. Carrera. 2006. Classical biological control of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), in southern California. Biological Control 37(2):155-166.
Sagarra, L.A., and D.D. Peterkin. 1999. Invasion of the Caribbean by the hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green [Homoptera : Pseudococcidae] Phytoprotection 80(2):103-113.