The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) a new threat to Israel's agriculture and horticulture
The invasive mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) is reported in Israel for the first time. This damaging mealybug was detected in two locations in Northern Israel on various ornamental plants. Its principal parasitoids, Anagyrus kamali Moursi and Gyranusoidea indica Shafee (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) were both recovered from the collected samples. Maconellicoccus hirsutus is highly polyphagous but particularly thrives on members of the plant families Fabaceae, Malvaceae and Moraceae. La cochenille rose de l'Hibiscus, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) une nouvelle menace pour l'agriculture et l'horticulture israelienne La cochenille envahissante, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) est signalee pour la premiere fois en Israel. Cette cochenille est nuisible et, a ete detectee sur diverses plantes ornementales de deux lieux distincts, au nord d'Israel. Ses principaux parasitoides, Anagyrus kamali Moursi et Gyranusoidea indica Shafee (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) ont tous deux ete retrouves dans les echantillons preleves. Maconellicoccus hirsutus est tres polyphage, mais prospere particulierement bien sur les vegetaux de la famille des Fabaceae, Malvaceae et Moraceaes. Pozovyi gibickycovyi chepvets Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) novaia ygpoza cel'ckomy xoziaictvy i plodovodctvy Izpailia Invazivnyi mychnictyi chepvets Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) vpepvye ykazyvaetcia dlia Izpailia. Etot vpeditel' obnapyzhen v dvyx mectax na cevepe Izpailia na pazlichnyx dekopativnyx pacteniiax. Oba vida ego ocnovnyx papazitoidov (Anagyrus kamali Moursi i Gyranusoidea indica Shafee (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) byli vyvedeny iz cobpannogo matepiala. Maconellicoccus hirsutus iavliaetcia shipokim polifagom, no ppedpochitaet pacteniia iz cemeictv Fabaceae, Malvaceae i Moraceae.