Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


striped mealybug
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell)

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striped mealybug
Ferrisia virgata
Infestation
William M. Ciesla


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Coccoidea
Family: Pseudococcidae
Subfamily: Pseudococcinae
Tribe: Trabutinini
Genus: Ferrisia

Other System Links

NPDN Pest: IRAWAFA



References

Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
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