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Coconut Mealybug Nipaecoccus nipae (Maskell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges, and Catharine Mannion


Release Date: 9/17/2017

Reviewed At: 6/26/2017

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in815-2009

Agriculture

About this Publication

This document is EENY448, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2009. Revised January 2010 and July 2017. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Adriana Espinosa, former Extension assistant; Amanda Hodges, associate Extension scientist, Department of Entomology and Nematology; Greg Hodges, courtesy assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology; Catharine Mannion, professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Espinosa, A., Hodges, A., Hodges, G., & Mannion, C. (2009). Coconut mealybug Nipaecoccus nipae (Maskell)(Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudo coccidae). EDIS, 2009(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in815-2009

Authors

Greg Hodges
Greg Hodges

bureau chief for entomology, nematology, and plant pathology at FDACS-DPI

Adriana Espinosa
Adriana Espinosa
external
University of Florida

former Extension assistant, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department, Gainesville, FL

Amanda Hodges
Amanda Hodges
Specialist
University of Florida

Extension scientist and director, Doctor of Plant Medicine program, Department of Entomology and Nematology

Catharine Mannion
Catharine Mannion
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, ornamental entomology, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center

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