Maconellicoccus hirsutus(PHENHI)
Distribution details in Ecuador
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2022
First recorded in: 2022
first detected in the province of Guayas in 2022 and in the province of Manabí in 2023.
* Arias de López M, Kondo T, Molina-Moreira N (2025) A new threat to Ecuadorian flora: first report of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and its potential biological control agent. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 69, e20250007. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2025-0007
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Present, restricted distribution |