Ferrisia dasylirii (Cockerell) and Planococcus minor (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) were recorded for the first time infesting rosettes of Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehner (Rubiaceae) in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Ferrisia dasylirii was observed in coffee crops in the municipalities of Rolim de Moura and Nova Brasilândia d'Oeste, and P. minor only in Rolim de Moura. Ferrisia dasylirii is reported for the first time on a host plant of the Rubiaceae family.
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1 December 2018
New Records of Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Infesting Rosettes of Conilon Coffee Plants in the State of Rondônia, South-Western Amazon, Brazil
Vando Miossi Rondelli,
Ana Lúcia Benfatti Gonzalez Peronti,
Jairo Rafael Machado Dias,
Isac Fogaça,
Inácio Lucas Venâncio Dos Santos,
Arthur Garcia Nery
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 101 • No. 4
December 2018
Vol. 101 • No. 4
December 2018
coffee pests
Ferrisia dasylirii
insect-plant interaction
Planococcus minor
rosette mealybug
scale insects