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{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
| image = Pink hibiscus mealybug.jpg
| image = Pink hibiscus mealybug.jpg
| familia = '''Pseudococcidae'''
| familia = '''Pseudococcidae'''
}}
}}
'''Mealybug''' is the common name of insects in '''Pseudococcidae''', a [[family (biology)|family]] of unarmored [[scale insect]]s found in moist, warm climates. They are considered [[pest (animal)|pest]]s as they feed on plant juices of [[greenhouse]] plants, house plants and subtropical trees.
'''Mealybug''' is the common name of insects in '''Pseudococcidae''', a [[family (biology)|family]] of unarmored [[scale insect]]s found in moist, warm climates. They are considered [[pest (animal)|pest]]s as they feed on plant juices of [[greenhouse]] plants, house plants and subtropical trees.
* [http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/fruit/mealybugs/papaya_mealybug.htm ''Paracoccus marginatus'', papaya mealybug]
* [http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/fruit/mealybugs/papaya_mealybug.htm ''Paracoccus marginatus'', papaya mealybug]
[[Category:Scale insects]]
[[Category:Scale insects]]
