Mastoi, M.I., Babujee, C.R., Nur, A., Muhammad, R., Ghani, I.A., & Ibrahim, Y. 2011 First Report of Papaya Mealybug Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia. Journal of Applied Sciences Research 7(7): 1247

Notes: Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink 1992 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) commonl known as papaya mealybug is reported for the first time in Malaysia on papaya, cassava, eggplant, Jatropha and hibiscus plants. Four species of chalcidoid parasitoids were observed parasitizing th mealbug. Acerophagus papayae was the major parasitoid. Two common predators, namely Apertochrysa sp. and Cryptolaemus montouzieri were also found feeding on the mealybug.