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Papaya Mealybug

[Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink]

 

papaya mealybugThe papaya mealybug is found on leaves and fruits of host plants. Adult females are yellowish with short waxy filaments around the margin and measure 3 mm in length. The dispersal stage is the first instar crawler. When individuals of the mealybug genus

Paracoccus are placed in alcohol, a bluish-black color appears within a couple days.  
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