Coccidohystrix insolita (Green)
(=Centrococcus insolitus (Green))

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae

Common name

Eggplant mealybug

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Pigeonpea, brinjal, other Solanum spp., etc.

Pest status

A common and often serious pest of pigeonpea and brinjal.

Old plants usually affected, leaves and tender shoots covered by a large number of mealy bugs, attended by small, brown ants; leaves become yellow and covered with sooty mould.

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