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Pseudococcus orchidicola (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a newly found mealybug pest, confused with P. longispinus in Korea
Author(s) -
Koo HyunNa,
Kim Seulki,
Lee Jae Seon,
Kang Won Jin,
Cho Woo Seong,
Kyung YeJin,
Seo JinWon,
Kim HyunKyung,
Kim GilHah,
Cho Soowon
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
entomological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1748-5967
pISSN - 1738-2297
DOI - 10.1111/1748-5967.12213
Subject(s) - mealybug , pest analysis , biology , hemiptera , botany
Abstract Pseudococcus longispinus , a notorious cosmopolitan pest species of mealybugs, known to be distributed indoors in Korea since 2002, is found to be mixed with another species, Pseudococcus orchidicola . Finding P. orchidicola as a pest of tropical plants in Korea is rather unexpected because of their main distribution in the Pacific area and South Asia. However, all the available information from morphology, molecule and advice on identification from mealybug specialists indicates this is the best match for P. orchidicola . Morphological, molecular and some biological notes on P. orchidicola are provided with some adult and nymphal images, and compared with P. longispinus . A full discussion mainly on identity and distribution of P. orchidicola is given.