Lahey, Z., Powell, E.C., & Miller, D.R. 2026 Antonina nakaharai Williams and Miller (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a bamboo mealybug intercepted in north central Florida. Circular (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry) 446: FDACS-P-02278
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Notes: In November 2025, mealybug specimens on potted black bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra (Poaceae), originating from a nursery in Hawthorne, Florida, were submitted to FDACS-DPI for identification. These mealybugs were subsequently slide-mounted and determined to be Antonina nakaharai Williams and Miller, a species that feeds exclusively on bamboos. Records may suggest establishment in the Florida landscape, but more research is needed to determine the extent of this mealybug’s distribution and whether it can truly be considered a part of Florida’s mealybug fauna.
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