Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

5. Mealy bug - Ferrisia virgata Ckll. (Pseudococcidae: Hemiptera)

• This is the striped mealybug, Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell). Notice the very long waxy filaments around the body, the long tails and the presence of two stripes on the body. This species does produce an egg mass or ovisac.
• Fringe heavy & wedge-shaped
• 2 dark stripes on the back
• Body fluid light color
• No ovisac produced
• Anal filaments present and about one-half the length of the body