''Ferrisia virgata'', commonly known as the striped mealybug, is a species of
mealybug
Mealybugs are insects in the family (biology), family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pest (animal), pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and sub ...
belonging to the
Pseudococcidae
Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a ...
family. ''F. virgata'' parasitizes different crops including
cottonplants. Female species are between the long. The species was discovered and described by
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1893.
[Invasive Species Compendium (2013)]
''Ferrisia virgata''
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Images
Ferrisia virgata duct.jpg, ''Ferrisia virgata'' duct
Ferrisia virgata Pore-Multilocator pore.jpg, ''Ferrisia virgata'' gonopore
Ferrisia virgata first and second instar.jpg, ''Ferrisia virgata'' first and second instar
References
Pseudococcidae
Agricultural pest insects
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