Mealybug
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Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm climates. They are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a vector for several plant diseases.
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| Male individual of the hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus |
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| Mealybugs on a flower stem, Yogyakarta | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Coccoidea |
| Family: | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 |
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| Formica fusca ants tending a herd of mealybugs |
