Shylesha, A.N. 2013 Host range of invasive Jack Beardsley mealybug, Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel and Miller in Karnataka. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems 19(1):106-107

Notes: Ever since the first report of the invasive mealybug, P. jackbeardsleyi, the host range is expanding day by day in India. Several of the host plants are economically important. This invasive mealybug is a very slow establishing species and is expanding slowly. Some of the local natural enemies like Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Spalgis epius and some species of gnats are keeping the spread under check.