Stocks, I.C. 2012 The Mealybug Phenacoccus multicerarii Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Florida. Circular (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry) 422: 1-2

Keywords:

  • biology
  • diagnosis
  • distribution
  • host
  • natural enemies
  • Notes: On 15 June 2011, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (FDACS-DPI) inspector Lisa Hassell collected the mealybug Phenacoccus multicerarii, a new continental record, from a retail nursery in Fernandina Beach (Nassau County). On a return visit to the store, the mealybug was observed in high numbers on numerous host plants.

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