Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley, Cook Islands, Samoa No record found. Yes. Lime is a host (Williams Yes. This species could Yes. This species is one of Yes 1959 (Williams and Watson and Watson 1988b). This potentially establish in the most serious 1988b). mealybug is normally found tropical regions of Australia, mealybug pests in Hawaii. [Pseudococcidae] on the aerial parts of host and possibly subtropical It is implicated in Grey pineapple mealybug plants including the fruit areas as well, especially vectoring mealybug wilt (Martin Kessing et al. where pineapples are and green spot disease in 2007c). grown (Martin Kessing et al. pineapples (Martin 2007c). Other hosts include Kessing et al. 2007c). bananas, taro and coffee (Garcia Morales et al. 2016). Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893) Cook Islands, Samoa, Yes. NSW, NT, Qld Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Tonga, Vanuatu and WA (Poole [Pseudococcidae] (Williams and Watson 2010). Striped mealybug 1988b). Fiorinia proboscidaria Green, 1900 Tonga (Beardsley No record found. Yes. This scale feeds on a Yes. This scale has a broad No. This scale is not No 2001). number of citrus species geographic range, and feeds reported as a pest (Evans [Diaspididae] (Williams and Watson on plants that are common and Dooley 2013). There Armoured scale 1988a). Mainly found on the in Australia including rose, are no reports that underside of the leaves citrus and mango (Garcia indicate impacts of any (Beardsley 2001), but has Morales et al. 2016). economic significance, but been reported on citrus fruit However, due to the potentially a nuisance in Florida (Stocks 2015) and immobility of most life pest. the Caribbean (Malumphy stages of the scale, fresh 2014). Scales are often lime fruit are unlikely to clustered together on the provide a suitable pathway host, and feeding results in to enable establishment to chlorosis of the fruit occur. (Malumphy 2014), so infestations are readily detectable and affected fruit would be removed from the pathway.
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley, 1959 [Pseudococcidae] Grey pineapple mealybug Cook Islands, Samoa (Williams and Watson 1988b). No record found. Yes. Lime is a host (Williams and Watson 1988b). This mealybug is normally found on the aerial parts of host plants including the fruit (Martin Kessing et al. 2007c). Yes. This species could potentially establish in tropical regions of Australia, and possibly subtropical areas as well, especially where pineapples are grown (Martin Kessing et al. 2007c). Other hosts include bananas, taro and coffee (Garcia Morales et al. 2016). Yes. This species is one of the most serious mealybug pests in Hawaii. It is implicated in vectoring mealybug wilt and green spot disease in pineapples (Martin Kessing et al. 2007c). Yes Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893) [Pseudococcidae] Striped mealybug Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu (Williams and Watson 1988b). Yes. NSW, NT, Qld and WA (Poole 2010). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Fiorinia proboscidaria Green, 1900 [Diaspididae] Armoured scale Tonga (Beardsley 2001). No record found. Yes. This scale feeds on a number of citrus species (Williams and Watson 1988a). Mainly found on the underside of the leaves (Beardsley 2001), but has been reported on citrus fruit in Florida (Stocks 2015) and the Caribbean (Malumphy 2014). Scales are often clustered together on the host, and feeding results in chlorosis of the fruit (Malumphy 2014), so infestations are readily detectable and affected fruit would be removed from the pathway. Yes. This scale has a broad geographic range, and feeds on plants that are common in Australia including rose, citrus and mango (Garcia Morales et al. 2016). However, due to the immobility of most life stages of the scale, fresh lime fruit are unlikely to provide a suitable pathway to enable establishment to occur. No. This scale is not reported as a pest (Evans and Dooley 2013). There are no reports that indicate impacts of any economic significance, but potentially a nuisance pest. No