Pseudococcus maritimus
Appearance
Pseudococcus maritimus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Pseudococcidae |
Genus: | Pseudococcus |
Species: | P. maritimus
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Binomial name | |
Pseudococcus maritimus (Ehrhorn, 1900)
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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]
The larvae of the moth Coccidiphila gerasimovi feed on the eggs of Coccidae species, including P. maritimus.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ 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