Pseudococcus maritimus

Pseudococcus maritimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Pseudococcidae
Genus: Pseudococcus
Species:
P. maritimus
Binomial name
Pseudococcus maritimus
(Ehrhorn, 1900)

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.

References

  1. ^ 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


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