Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Yes () No records Yes. Dysmicoccus neobrevipes on the sap Yes. This species Yes. This species Yes (EP) Beardsley, 1959 of plant tissue, including pineapple, mostly at is polyphagous is to spread the top of the plant around the leaves. and found in many pineapple wilt [Pseudococcidae] However, it may also be found on fruit (; ). areas of the disease, which Grey pineapple mealybug Dysmicoccus neobrevipes is extremely small tropics. It is causes significant and could go unnoticed during harvest and therefore likely losses to packing. that, upon pineapple introduction, D. growers (; ). In would addition, it is neobrevipes be capable of known to attack finding conditions mango, citrus, and host plants banana and other suitable for crops grown in establishment and Australia (). spread. Yes () Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, Assessment not required Assessment not Assessment not No Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893) WA (). required required [Pseudococcidae] Grey mealybug Geisha distinctissima Yes (; ) No records found No. There is little specific information on this Assessment not Assessment not No (Walker, 1858) species. However, Jiang et al. () listed G. required required distinctissima as being present only on leaves [Flatidae] and stems of pineapple, and no other records Green broad winged of association with pineapple have been planthopper found. Icerya aegyptiaca Yes () Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, Assessment not required Assessment not Assessment not No Douglas, 1890 WA (). required required [Monophlebidae] Breadfruit mealybug Icerya seychellarum Yes () Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, Assessment not required Assessment not Assessment not No (Westwood, 1855) WA (). required required [Monophlebidae] Seychelles scale
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley, 1959 [Pseudococcidae] Grey pineapple mealybug Yes () No records Yes. Dysmicoccus neobrevipes on the sap of plant tissue, including pineapple, mostly at the top of the plant around the leaves. However, it may also be found on fruit (; ). Dysmicoccus neobrevipes is extremely small and could go unnoticed during harvest and packing. Yes. This species is polyphagous and found in many areas of the tropics. It is therefore likely that, upon introduction, D. neobrevipes would be capable of finding conditions and host plants suitable for establishment and spread. Yes. This species is to spread pineapple wilt disease, which causes significant losses to pineapple growers (; ). In addition, it is known to attack mango, citrus, banana and other crops grown in Australia (). Yes (EP) Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893) [Pseudococcidae] Grey mealybug Yes () Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, WA (). Assessment not required Assessment not required Assessment not required No Geisha distinctissima (Walker, 1858) [Flatidae] Green broad winged planthopper Yes (; ) No records found No. There is little specific information on this species. However, Jiang et al. () listed G. distinctissima as being present only on leaves and stems of pineapple, and no other records of association with pineapple have been found. Assessment not required Assessment not required No Icerya aegyptiaca Douglas, 1890 [Monophlebidae] Breadfruit mealybug Yes () Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, WA (). Assessment not required Assessment not required Assessment not required No Icerya seychellarum (Westwood, 1855) [Monophlebidae] Seychelles scale Yes () Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, WA (). Assessment not required Assessment not required Assessment not required No
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