Maconellicoccus hirsutus(PHENHI)
Distribution details in Greece
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2014
First recorded in: 2014
* Milonas PG, Partsinevelos GK (2017) The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Greece. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 10: 80-83.
------- Found on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis in private and public gardens in the urban environment in Rhodes, Dodecanese islands, East Greece.
* Tsagkarakis AE, Kaydan MB, Stathas GJ, Gastouniotis G (2025) First record of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Albizia julibrissin - Honeybee foraging on mealybug honeydew. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal. 18: 13-16. https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2025-0003
------Found on infested Albizia julibrissin and Grevillea robusta in Athens, Greece.
------- Found on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis in private and public gardens in the urban environment in Rhodes, Dodecanese islands, East Greece.
* Tsagkarakis AE, Kaydan MB, Stathas GJ, Gastouniotis G (2025) First record of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Albizia julibrissin - Honeybee foraging on mealybug honeydew. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal. 18: 13-16. https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2025-0003
------Found on infested Albizia julibrissin and Grevillea robusta in Athens, Greece.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | Present, no details |