mealybug

Synonyms:

mealy bug

Types:

Pseudococcus fragilis, citrophilous mealybug, citrophilus mealybug

destructive especially to citrus

Comstock mealybug, Comstock's mealybug, Pseudococcus comstocki

Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees

Planococcus citri, citrus mealybug

feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus

Type of:

coccid insect

scale insects and mealybugs