Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Sternorrhyncha Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hemiptera Family Pseudococcidae | |
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Similar Pseudococcus, Pseudococcus viburni, Planococcus, Grapevine leafroll‑associated virus, Ferrisia virgata | ||
Pseudococcus maritimus, the grape mealybug, is a scale insect species in the genus Pseudococcus infecting grapevines. It is also a vector of little cherry disease.
The larvae of the moth Coccidiphila gerasimovi feed on the eggs of Coccidae species, including P. maritimus.
References
Pseudococcus maritimus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA