Bibliography for Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908)

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• Betrem, J.G. 1937. Morphology and systematics of some of the principal mealy bug species of Java. (Hom. Cocc.). Archief voor de Koffiecultuur in Nederland Indie 11: 1-118
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• Brookes, H.M. 1964. The Coccoidea (Homoptera) naturalised in South Australia: A second annotated list. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 88: 15-20
• Buckley, R.C. & Gullan, P.J. 1991. More aggressive ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) provide better protection for soft scales and mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccidae, Pseudococcidae). Biotropica 23(3): 282-286
• Charlet, L. 1997. Pink Hibiscus mealybug. IOBC Newsletter 66: 6-7
• De Lotto, G. 1954. Three apparently new mealy bugs from Kenya. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London 23: 110-114
• Etienne, J., Matile-Ferrero, D., Leblanc, F. & Marival, D. 1998. [First record of the mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) in Guadaloupe; present state of this pest of crops in the French Caribbean (Hem., Pseudococcidae).]. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 103: 173-174
• Ezzat, Y.M. 1958. Classification of the scale insects, family Diaspididae, as known to occur in Egypt [Homoptera: Coccoidea]. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique d'Egypte 42: 233-251
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• Ghose, S.K. 1972. Morpho-histological changes in some economic plants due to the infestation of mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 42: 329-334
• Green, E.E. 1908. Remarks on Indian scale insects (Coccidae), Part III. With a catalogue of all species hitherto recorded from the Indian continent. Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture India, Entomological Series 2: 15-46
• Green, E.E. 1922. The Coccidae of Ceylon. London : Dulau & Co. Vol. 5.
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• Mani, M. & Thontadarya, T.S. 1987. Development and feeding potential of coccinellid predator, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Muls. on the grape mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green). Journal of Biological Control 1(1): 19-22
• Matile-Ferrero, D., Étienne, J. & Tiego, G. 2000. [The introduction of two important pests for French Guiana: Maconellicoccus hirsutus and Paracoccus marginatus (Hem., Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae)]. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 105(5): 485-486
• Morrison, H. 1920. The nondiaspine Coccidae of the Philippine Islands, with descriptions of apparently new species. Philippine Journal of Science 17: 147-202
• Naumann, I.D., Ingram, R.J. & Floyd, R. 2002. Australian Insect Common Names, based on CSIRO Handbook of Australian Insect Names. 6th edn 1993. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/.
• Ramakrishna Ayyar, T.V. 1921. A check list of the Coccidae of the Indian region. Proceedings of the Entomology Meetings. India 4: 336-362
• Shafee, S.A., Khalid, M. & Ahmad, M.J. 1989. Host plants and distribution of pseudococcid pests (Homoptera: Coccoidea) in India. Indian Journal of Systematic Entomology 6(2): 57-70
• United States Department of Agriculture. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 1997. Pink hibiscus mealybug. Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green). Progam Aid No. 1605: 2 pp.
• Varshney, R.K. 1992. A check list of the scale insects and mealy bugs of South Asia. Part–1. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper No. 139: 1-152
• Williams, D.J. 1958. A new species of Eurycoccus Ferris (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) from Israel. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B: Taxonomy 27: 22-24
• Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp.
• Williams, D.J. 1986. The identity and distribution of the genus Maconellicoccus Ezzat (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Africa. Bulletin of Entomological Research 76: 351-357
• Williams, D.J. 1996. A brief account of the hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), a pest of agriculture and horticulture, with descriptions of two related species from southern Asia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 86: 617-628
• Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Part 1. The armoured scales (Diaspididae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 290 pp.

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