The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Greece
et | 18 juil. 2017
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Article Category: Short Communication
Publié en ligne: 18 juil. 2017
Pages: 80 - 83
Reçu: 10 janv. 2017
Accepté: 26 avr. 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hppj-2017-0009
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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.