Pseudococcus_maritimus

<i>Pseudococcus maritimus</i>

Pseudococcus maritimus

Species of true bug

Pseudococcus maritimus, the grape mealybug, is a scale insect species in the genus Pseudococcus infecting grapevines. It is also a vector of little cherry disease.[1]

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The larvae of the moth Coccidiphila gerasimovi feed on the eggs of Coccidae species, including P. maritimus.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    Mekuria, T.A.; Smith, T.J.; Beers, E.; Watson, G.W.; Eastwell, K.C. (2013). "First Report of Transmission of Little cherry virus 2 to Sweet Cherry by Pseudococcus maritimus (Ehrhorn) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)". Plant Disease 97 (6): 851–851. doi:10.1094/PDIS-12-12-1115-PDN


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