New Zealand Invertebrates

DSC_5132 Long-tailed mealybug (Pseudococcus longispinus) adult female. Originally from Australia, now a worldwide pest. It occurs outdoors throughout the North Island and northern South Island, and under greenhouse conditions is widespread throughout the country. Common in vineyards where it can become a significant problem causing sooty mould. It gets its common name from the long, waxy filaments protruding from the last abdominal segment of adult females. Dunedin *

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DSC_5132 Long-tailed mealybug (Pseudococcus longispinus) adult female. Originally from Australia, now a worldwide pest. It occurs outdoors throughout the North Island and northern South Island, and under greenhouse conditions is widespread throughout the country. Common in vineyards where it can become a significant problem causing sooty mould. It gets its common name from the long, waxy filaments protruding from the last abdominal segment of adult females. Dunedin *

DSC 5132 Longtailed mealybug mealy bug Pseudococcus longispinus adult female worldwide pest tropical ornamental plants Dunedin