Hypogeococcus pungens Granara de Willink (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a Mealybug

This document is EENY 459, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2009. Revised January 2019. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/.

Amanda Hodges, SPDN assistant director in entomology and training/education, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL, and Greg Hodges, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.