<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The invasive pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is reported for first time in Greece. Individuals of the mealybug were found infesting Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Linnaeus) (Malvaceae) in private and public gardens in the urban environment in Rhodes, Dodecanese islands, East Greece. This is the first report of genus Maconellicoccus in Greece.</p></abstract>

The invasive pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is reported for first time in Greece. Individuals of the mealybug were found infesting Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Linnaeus) (Malvaceae) in private and public gardens in the urban environment in Rhodes, Dodecanese islands, East Greece. This is the first report of genus Maconellicoccus in Greece.

The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Greece

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal

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The invasive pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is reported for first time in Greece. Individuals of the...

The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Greece

Article Category: Short Communication

Published Online: Jul 18, 2017

Page range: 80 - 83

Received: Jan 10, 2017

Accepted: Apr 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hppj-2017-0009

Keywords
hibiscus, invasive species, mealybug

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Greece

Article Category: Short Communication

Published Online: Jul 18, 2017

Page range: 80 - 83

Received: Jan 10, 2017

Accepted: Apr 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hppj-2017-0009

Keywordshibiscus, invasive species, mealybug

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
hibiscus, invasive species, mealybug