''Phenacoccus'' is a genus of

mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and ...

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Pseudococcidae Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and su ...

. There are at least 180 described species in ''Phenacoccus''.

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Phenacoccus aceris ''Phenacoccus'' is a genus of mealybugs in the family Pseudococcidae. There are at least 180 described species in ''Phenacoccus''. Selected species * '' Phenacoccus aceris'' (apple mealybug) * '' Phenacoccus betae'' * ''Phenacoccus manihoti'' ...

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Phenacoccus betae ''Phenacoccus'' is a genus of mealybugs in the family Pseudococcidae. There are at least 180 described species in ''Phenacoccus''. Selected species * ''Phenacoccus aceris'' (apple mealybug) * '' Phenacoccus betae'' * ''Phenacoccus manihoti'' ...

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Phenacoccus manihoti ''Phenacoccus manihoti'' is a mealybug insect species. In the early 1970s, the cassava mealybug ''P. manihoti'' was accidentally introduced to Africa.Neuenschwander, P., et al,. 1990. Biological Control of the cassava mealybug ''Phenacoccus mani ...

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Phenacoccus solani ''Phenacoccus solani'', the solanum mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described spe ...

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Phenacoccus solenopsis ''Phenacoccus solenopsis'', the cotton mealybug or solenopsis mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae. Having originated in North America, it has spread to other parts of the world and become a major pest of cotton crops. ...

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List of Phenacoccus species This is a list of 180 species in ''Phenacoccus'', a genus of mealybugs in the family Pseudococcidae. ''Phenacoccus'' species * ''Phenacoccus abditus'' Borchsenius, 1949 * ''Phenacoccus acericola'' King, 1902 * ''Phenacoccus aceris'' (Signoret, 1 ...

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* {{Authority control Articles created by Qbugbot Sternorrhyncha genera Pseudococcidae