The pink hibiscus mealybug,Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae), a new threat to Israel's agriculture and horticulture |
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| Authors: | M. Spodek G. W. Watson Z. Mendel |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel;2. Plant Pest Diagnostic Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, CA, USA;3. Department of Entomology, Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel |
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| Abstract: | The invasive mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) is reported in Israel for the first time. This damaging mealybug was detected in two locations in Northern Israel on various ornamental plants. Its principal parasitoids, Anagyrus kamali Moursi and Gyranusoidea indica Shafee (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), were both recovered from the collected samples. Maconellicoccus hirsutus is highly polyphagous but particularly thrives on members of the plant families Fabaceae, Malvaceae and Moraceae. |
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