Root mealybug, Geococcus sp. nr. johorensis

Root mealybugs are serious on some cultivars of banana in South India and cause major damage.

1 Root mealybug damage in banana	2 Root mealybug on banana	3 Root mealybug on banana	4 Geococcus sp. on banana
5 Geococcus sp. on banana	6 Geococcus sp. on banana	7 Geococcus sp. on banana	8 Geococcus sp. on banana
9 Geococcus sp. on banana roots	10 Geococcus sp. on banana roots	11 Geococcus sp. on banana roots	12 Mealybugs feeding on banana roots
13 Banana root mealybugs	14 Banana root mealybugs	15 Ovisac of banana root mealybug	16 Ovisac of banana root mealybug
17 Crawlers of Geococcus sp. on banana roots	18 Crawlers of Geococcus sp. on banana roots	19 Crawlers of Geococcus sp. on banana roots	20 Crawlers of Geococcus sp. on banana roots
21 Crawlers of Geococcus sp. on banana roots	22 Crawlers of Geococcus sp. on banana roots	23 Crawlers of Geococcus sp. on banana roots	24 Root mealybug on banana
25 Banana infested by root mealybug	26 Root mealybug infestation on banana	27 Larva of Scymnus (Pullus) syoitii, a predator of banana root mealybugs	28 Larva of Scymnus (Pullus) syoitii, a predator of banana root mealybugs
29 Larva of Scymnus (Pullus) syoitii, a predator of banana root mealybugs	30 Larva of Scymnus (Pullus) syoitii, a predator of banana root mealybugs	31 Scymnus (Pullus) syoitii, a predator of banana root mealybugs	32 Scymnus (Pullus) syoitii, a predator of banana root mealybugs
33 Scymnus (Pullus) syoitii, a predator of banana root mealybugs	34 Scymnus (Pullus) syoitii, a predator of banana root mealybugs	35 Scymnus (Pullus) syoitii, a predator of Dysmicoccus neobrevipes on banana