A new threat to Ecuadorian flora: first report of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and its potential biological control agent

ABSTRACT The presence of the pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is reported for the first time in urban trees in Guayaquil (2022) and Portoviejo (2023), Ecuador. PHM was found in more than 55 plant species, including export crops. Among the mos...

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Hoofdauteurs: Myriam Arias de López, Takumasa Kondo, Natalia Molina-Moreira
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Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2025-07-01
Reeks:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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