Pseudococcus orchidicola (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a newly found mealybug pest, confused with P. longispinus in Korea

Pseudococcus longispinus, a notorious cosmopolitan pest species of mealybugs, known to be distributed indoors in Korea since 2002, is found to be mixed with another species, Pseudococcus orchidicola. Finding P. orchidicola as a pest of tropical plants in Korea is rather unexpected because of their m...

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Published inEntomological research Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 185 - 193
Main Authors Koo, Hyun‐Na, Kim, Seulki, Lee, Jae Seon, Kang, Won Jin, Cho, Woo Seong, Kyung, YeJin, Seo, Jin‐Won, Kim, HyunKyung, Kim, Gil‐Hah, Cho, Soowon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2017
한국곤충학회
Subjects
Geographical distribution
Korean fauna
Morphology
Pests
Pseudococcidae
Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudococcus orchidicola
Sibling species
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Summary:Pseudococcus longispinus, a notorious cosmopolitan pest species of mealybugs, known to be distributed indoors in Korea since 2002, is found to be mixed with another species, Pseudococcus orchidicola. Finding P. orchidicola as a pest of tropical plants in Korea is rather unexpected because of their main distribution in the Pacific area and South Asia. However, all the available information from morphology, molecule and advice on identification from mealybug specialists indicates this is the best match for P. orchidicola. Morphological, molecular and some biological notes on P. orchidicola are provided with some adult and nymphal images, and compared with P. longispinus. A full discussion mainly on identity and distribution of P. orchidicola is given.
ISSN:1738-2297
1748-5967
1748-5967
DOI:10.1111/1748-5967.12213