• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.30 no.7
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• pp.1013-1017
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• 2020

Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) harbor diverse microbial symbionts that play essential roles in host physiology, ecology, and evolution. In this study we aimed to reveal microbial communities associated with two different mealybugs, papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) and two-tailed mealybug (Ferrisia virgata) collected from the same host plant. Comparative analysis of microbial communities associated with these mealybugs revealed differences that appear to stem from phylogenetic associations and different nutritional requirements. This first report on both bacterial and fungal communities associated with these mealybugs provides a preliminary insight on factors affecting the endomicrobial communities.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.189-196
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• 2016

Previously, only 25 species of Pseudococcidae (mealybugs) were known to occur in Cambodia, and only 18 species in Laos. In 2015, we collected 14 mealybug species in these two countries, including six species not previously known to occur in these areas: Coccidohystrix insolita (Green, 1908) in Cambodia; Antonina graminis (Maskell, 1897) in both countries; and Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead, 1894), Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de Willink, 1992, Phenacoccus solani (Ferris, 1918), and Rastrococcus iceryoides (Green, 1908) in Laos.