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[[Image:Pink hibiscus mealybug.jpg||thumb|200px|right|A pink hibiscus mealybug.]]
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| image_caption = [[Maconellicoccus hirsutus|pink hibiscus mealybug]], ''Maconellicoccus hirsutus''
'''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.
