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Pineapple mealybug

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Classification

Class
Insecta

Dysmicoccus brevipes is a mealybug. The scientific name was published for the first time by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1893. The species is found primarily on pineapple and other species in the genus Ananas, but also infests citrus trees, cotton, banana, coffee and other plants.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2Uruguay · 1