Pink hibiscus mealybug
Insect — Hemiptera
Identification key : 
Scale insects and mealybugs (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Other names : Grape mealybug (Asia), Hibiscus mealybug
Highly polyphagous mealybug with a pink body covered in white wax, found in tropical and subtropical regions. It forms colonies on shoots, leaves and fruit; its saliva distorts young shoots into bunched rosettes, and colonies build up white waxy masses. It affects hibiscus, citrus, coffee, mango, guava, annonas, grapevine, cotton, soybean and peanut.
Crops affected : Apple tree, Avocado, Banana, Bean, Beet, Bell pepper, Cacti, Cherimoya, Climbing plants (vines), Cocoa, Coconut, Coffee, Cotton, Cucumber, Date (Date palm), Eggplant, Fig, Grapevine (36 varieties), Guava, Lettuce, Lychee, Mandarin tree, Mango, Papaya, Passion fruit, Peach tree, Peanut, Pear tree, Pineapple, Plum tree, Pomegranate, Rambutan, Soursop, Soybean, Squash / Pumpkin, Star fruit (Carambola), Sunflower, Tomato, Zucchini
Source : Maconellicoccus hirsutus (PHENHI)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO
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Airén Albariño (Alvarinho) Cotton Banana Barbera Eggplant Bobal Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Cocoa Cacti Coffee Zucchini Squash / Pumpkin Star fruit (Carambola) Chardonnay Chenin Blanc Cherimoya Plum tree Clinton Coconut Date (Date palm) Peach tree Bean
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