Huang, S.H., Wong, C.Y., & Cheng, C.H. 2002 [A newly recorded insect pest, pink pineapple mealybug (Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell)) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), infesting the roots of peanut in Taiwan.]. Plant Protection Bulletin (Taichung) 44(2): 141-146.

Notes: The pink pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell), had been known as an important insect pest of pineapple and banana in Taiwan. Recently, it was discovered infesting the basal part and roots of some peanuts in a field nearby a pineapple plantation. The infested plants showed leaves yellowing, wilting, and the growth was noticably retarded. The synonymy, morphological characteristics, comparisons to allied species, and the host plants of the pest were reviewed in this paper.