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Species Phenacoccus aceris - Apple Mealybug

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Coccoidea (Scales and Mealybugs)
Family Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)
Genus Phenacoccus
Species aceris (Apple Mealybug)
Other Common Names
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug
Explanation of Names
Phenacoccus aceris (Signoret)
Identification
have three circuli --Ian Stocks's comment
Range
Cosmopolitan, thought to be European in origin(1); in NA, e. Canada (NS-ON), BC(2) & adjacent US(3)
Food
wide range of hosts, primarily Rosaceae but also common on maple & basswood(3)
Remarks
Probably introduced into North America (ME) before 1910 on nursery stock(1)
vector of little cherry virus
Internet References
Fact sheet (Beers 2007)(1)
Works Cited
1.Beers E.H., Brunner J.F., eds. (2013) Orchard pest management online
2.Checklist of the Hemiptera of Canada and Alaska
Maw, H.E.L., R.G. Foottit, K.G.A. Hamilton and G.G.E. Scudder. 2000. NRC Research Press.
3.Garden Insects of North America : The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides)
Whitney Cranshaw. 2004. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 1 May, 2012 - 11:17am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 24 May, 2013 - 11:26am

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