Mealybugs are insects from the family Pseudococcidae, which contain more than 2000 species. Mealybugs are soft-bodied, unarmored scale insects commonly found in moist, warm habitats. “Hibiscus ...

The Texas Agrilife Extension service is warning Texas gardeners about the pink hibiscus mealybug (maconellicoccus hirsutus), an exotic pest. The insect has been reported in Florida, Louisiana, and in ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 90, No. 3 (Sep., 2007), pp. 440-446 (7 pages) The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), threatens numerous crops of economic importance and could ...

Travellers bringing in vegetation are being advised to be aware of the pink hibiscus mealybug, which has wiped out vegetation in the several Caribbean Islands and Florida. "The pink hibiscus mealybug ...

The pink hibiscus mealybug is heading to Florida after causing millions of dollars in damage in the Caribbean to hibiscus, citrus trees, corn, sugarcane, beans and ornamental shrubs. "They may already ...

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found a way to entice male pink hibiscus mealybugs (PHMs) to congregate. That leaves the pesky insects--which attack more than 200 species of ...

First there was the citrus leaf miner, then cycad scale. Now the pink hibiscus mealybug is about to invade Central Florida. “We know it’s on its way, and we need gardeners to help identify this pest,” ...

Q: I have five hibiscuses with a white funguslike substance on the branches and stems. The leaves are yellowing, withering and dying. What can I do? — E.T., Houston A: I think your plants have a bad ...

Perhaps it’s coming through Miami International Airport today, stashed in someone’s bag. Or maybe it will be hidden inside a shipment of plants arriving in Orlando for sale to local nurseries two ...

ST. PETERSBURG -- They are fleck-sized creatures that bleed pink and suck the sap out of your favorite greenery. Pink hibiscus mealybugs are big-time villains, agricultural officials say, and they ...

Two compounds that together constitute the female sex pheromone of the pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), Maconellicoccus hirsutus, were isolated, identified, and synthesized. They are ...

As I mentioned in my last column, many pests can feed on hibiscus making this a very high maintenance choice for your landscape. Chewing insects include caterpillars, grasshoppers, snails, slugs, ...