Pseudococcus maritimus
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| Pseudococcus maritimus | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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 | edit source]- ^ 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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