Pseudococcus Yes () Yes. Torres Strait Yes. This species is found on all parts of host Yes. This species Yes. This species Yes (EP) jackbeardsleyi Gimpel and Cape York plants, including pineapples, and prefers is highly has been on and Miller, 1996 Peninsula, under sheltered areas (), which can be provided by polyphagous () mango, cotton, official control (). the rough surface of pineapple fruits. and likely to come citrus, grapes and [Pseudococcidae] into contact with a other crops, which Jack Beardsley mealybug suitable host plant are grown in on which it can Australia (). grow and Although there reproduce. It is have been no also found across major recorded the tropics but outbreaks of this reaches as far species (), its north as Canada polyphagous (), indicating a nature suggests it wide range of could be capable suitable climates. of economic and environmental damage. Pseudococcus longispinus Yes () Yes. ACT, NSW, Qld, Assessment not required Assessment not Assessment not No (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867) SA, Tas., Vic., WA (). required required [Pseudococcidae] Long tailed mealybug Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, Yes () Yes. ACT, NSW, NT, Assessment not required Assessment not Assessment not No 1893 Qld, SA, WA (). required required Synonym: Chloropulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893 [Coccidae] Green shield scale Rhopalosiphum Yes () Yes. NT, NSW, Qld, Assessment not required Assessment not Assessment not No rufiabdominale (Sasaki, SA, Tas., Vic., WA (). required required 1899) [Aphididae] Rice root aphid
Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel and Miller, 1996 [Pseudococcidae] Jack Beardsley mealybug Yes () Yes. Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula, under official control (). Yes. This species is found on all parts of host plants, including pineapples, and prefers sheltered areas (), which can be provided by the rough surface of pineapple fruits. Yes. This species is highly polyphagous () and likely to come into contact with a suitable host plant on which it can grow and reproduce. It is also found across the tropics but reaches as far north as Canada (), indicating a wide range of suitable climates. Yes. This species has been on mango, cotton, citrus, grapes and other crops, which are grown in Australia (). Although there have been no major recorded outbreaks of this species (), its polyphagous nature suggests it could be capable of economic and environmental damage. Yes (EP) Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867) [Pseudococcidae] Long tailed mealybug Yes () Yes. ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas., Vic., WA (). Assessment not required Assessment not required Assessment not required No Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893 Synonym: Chloropulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893 [Coccidae] Green shield scale Yes () Yes. ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA (). Assessment not required Assessment not required Assessment not required No Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale (Sasaki, 1899) [Aphididae] Rice root aphid Yes () Yes. NT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas., Vic., WA (). Assessment not required Assessment not required Assessment not required No