The pink hibiscus mealybug, a highly polyphagous pest, is commonly found infesting banana fruits in South India.
1 Banana fruits are infested by a variety of mealybugs, including Maconellicoccus hirsutus, which is polyphagous on several hosts.
2 Banana fruits are infested by a variety of mealybugs, the most common being the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, which is polyphagous on several hosts.
3 Pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, on banana fruit
4 Pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, on banana fruit
5 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana fruit
6 Maconellicoccus on banana fruit
7 Colony of pink hibiscus mealybug on banana fruit
8 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana fruit
9 Pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, on banana fruit
10 Maconellicoccus hirsutus colony on banana fruit
11 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana
12 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana
13 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana
14 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana
15 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana
16 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana
17 Scymnus coccivora, a common predator of pink mealybug and other mealybugs in banana ecosystem
18 Slipinskiscymnus saciformis, a common predator of Maconellicoccus hirsutus and other banana mealybugs
19 Slipinskiscymnus saciformis, a common predator of Maconellicoccus hirsutus and other banana mealybugs
20 Cacoxenus sp., a common predator of banana mealybugs
21 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana (arrow marks indicate parasitized/mummified mealybugs)
22 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana
23 Maconellicoccus hirsutus on banana
24 Larva of Slipinskiscymnus saciformis, a predator of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
25 Larva of Slipinskiscymnus saciformis, a predator of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
26 Pupa of Slipinskiscymnus saciformis, a predator of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
27 Slipinskiscymnus saciformis, a predator of Maconellicoccus hirsutus - Female
28 Slipinskiscymnus saciformis, a predator of Maconellicoccus hirsutus - Male
29 Parasitized/mummified Maconellicoccus hirsutus
30 Parasitized/mummified Maconellicoccus hirsutus
31 Parasitized/mummified Maconellicoccus hirsutus
32 Female of Gyranusoidea sp. nr. indica, a common parasitoid of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
33 Female of Gyranusoidea sp. nr. indica, a common parasitoid of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
34 Female of Gyranusoidea sp. nr. indica, a common parasitoid of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
35 Female of Gyranusoidea sp. nr. indica, a common parasitoid of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
36 Male of Gyranusoidea sp. nr. indica, a common parasitoid of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
37 Anagyrus spp. are effective parasitoids of banana mealybugs, including Maconellicoccus hirsutus
38 Promuscidea unfasciativentris (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) is the most common hyperparasitoid associated with Maconellicoccus hirsutus
39 Chartocerus sp. (Hymenoptera: Signiphoridae) are hyperparasitoids of other primary parasitoids of banana mealybugs, including Maconellicoccus hirsutus
40 Euryischia indica, a parasitoid of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
41 Euryischia indica, a parasitoid of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
42 Euryischia indica, a parasitoid of Maconellicoccus hirsutus
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44 Colony of pink hibiscus mealybug on banana fruit
