Author | Malumphy, C. |
Year | 2010 |
Title | New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals? |
Type | Paper |
Source | 3. |
Illustrations | Colour photographs |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Three new species of non-native mealybugs have been recorded from ornamental plants in recent years. ("Protected" here means grown under glass, not "protected species") |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
---|---|---|---|---|
For identification | Current | Balanococcus kwoni | a bamboo mealybug | Animalia: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae |
For identification | Current | Phenacoccus | a genus of alien mealybugs | Animalia: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae |
For identification | Current | Phenacoccus peruvianus | Bouganvillea Mealybug | Animalia: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae |
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