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Pseudococcus maritimus (grape mealybug; Baker's mealybug; American grape mealybug; ocean mealybug)

Synonyms: Dactylopius maritimus (homotypic); Pseudococcus bakeri; Pseudococcus omniverae
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Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudococcus maritimus, the grape mealybug, is a scale insect species in the genus Pseudococcus infecting grapevines. It is also a vector of little cherry disease. The larvae of the moth Coccidiphila gerasimovi feed on the eggs of Coccidae species, including P. maritimus.
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♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0