Dysmicoccus neobrevipes
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Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley, 1959 - (grey pineapple mealybug)
The mealybug is widespread in pineapple growing regions of the Pacific, America and parts of Asia. It is considered an important pest of that crop. Apart from pineapple, the species can also attack other crops like banana, coffee or coconut. It transmits the Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated viruses.
Colonies are attended by ants (e.g. Pheidole megacephala) which protect them from natural enemies like predator insects and parasitoids. Management, therefore, focuses on controlling the ants by using chemicals and cultural methods.
The females do not lay eggs and give birth to live crawlers. These disperse through the air and molt 3 (females) or 4 (male) times before reaching adulthood. Development from egg through 3 or 4 larval stages to adult lasts on average about 6 weeks. D. neobrevipes is closely related to Dysmicoccus brevipes. The adult female is greyish and about 1.5 mm long and 1 mm wide.
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