IFAS Extension
A Mealybug Phenacoccus multicerarii Granara de Willink (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
Ian Stocks
Contacts: Elena Rhodes
Release Date: 3/2/2026
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY-550, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology. Original publication date April 2013. Revised June 2016, July 2022, and December 2025. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Stocks, I. (2013). A Mealybug Phenacoccus multicerarii Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). EDIS, 2013(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in993-2013
Authors
Ian Stocks
external
FDACS-DPI
taxonomic entomologist, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, and affiliate faculty, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology