Pink Hibiscus Mealybug

Scientific name: Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)

Common name: Pink hibiscus mealybug

Native To: Asia

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1984 (HI); 1999 (CA); 2002 (FL)

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Accidental in imported cargo

Impact: Destroys crops and ornamental plants

Current U.S. Distribution:

• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status
• Alien Forest Pest Explorer - Pest Distribution Map: Pink hibiscus mealybug (950 KB)

Management Plans: Animals / Pink hibiscus mealybug

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug - TEKTRAN database
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Research; Special Note: These are results from a search of USDA's TEKTRAN database. TEKTRAN includes summaries of recent research results from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

Maconellicoccus hirsutus Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

The Pink Hibiscus Mealybug
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: Pink Hibiscus Mealybug - Program Aid No. 1605 (PDF | 269 KB) and Look Out For The Pink Hibiscus Mealybug - Program Aid No. 1606 (PDF | 766 KB) and Pest Alert: The Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (PDF | 208 KB)

Biological Control of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Controls

Pest Alert: Pink Hibiscus Mealybug
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Controls

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Published by: University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. / Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

The Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Mar 2006; PDF | 77 KB)
University of Florida. IFAS. Brevard County.
Identification/Description; Impacts

The Pink Hibiscus Mealybug
University of Florida. IFAS. Mid-Florida Research & Education Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: PinkMealybug-L (listserve)

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Alert
University of Florida. Cooperative Extension Service. Broward County Extension Education Division.
Identification/Description; Photographs

Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Aug 2006; PDF | 1 MB)
University of Florida. IFAS. Miami-Dade County.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Controls

Maconellicoccus hirsutus (PDF | 347 KB)
Caribbean Pest Information Network.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Maconellicoccus hirsutus - Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests (PDF | 75 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Pink Mealybug in the Caribbean
National Library and Information System Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. Regional Action Programme for Control of the Pink Mealybug.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Habitat; Dispersion; Controls

Current Status of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug in Puerto Rico Including a Key to Parasitoid Species (PDF | 97 KB)
Florida Center for Library Automation.
Published by: Florida Entomological Society.
Distribution; Research