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Notes: Description of damage, wilt symptoms, extent of damage, host plants, description of stages, life cycle and reproductive capacity, habits and behaviour, mealybug-ant symbiotic relationship, seasonal population fluctuations and abiotic mortality factors, natural and biological control, chemical control, monitoring and defining economic thresholds, and illustrations of this species.