Marsipococcus marsupialis (Green)
(=M. marsupiale (Green), Lecanium marsupiale Green)

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha: Coccoidea: Coccidae

Biology / Hosts

A common pest of black pepper.

Pest status

Minor. Serious in some pockets of Kerala and Karnataka.

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