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Notes: This survey was carried out to study the behavior of pineapple mealybug Dysmicoccus brevipes in different hosts under greenhouse conditions in Lavras-MG, Brazil. The hosts used were Arachis hypogaea, Oryza sativa, Coffea arabica, Citrus sinensis, Cyperus rotundus and Ananas comosus (test). Plants were inoculated with ten mealybug females per plant and after 40 days, a reduced number of mealybugs was observed in plants of A. hypogaea, O. sativa, C. arabica and C. rotundus, in contrast with the greatest number of colonies developing on pineapple plants. The occurrence of this pest was not observed in citrus.