Étienne, J., Matile-Ferrero, D., Leblanc, F., & Marival, D. 1998 Premier signalement de la cochenille Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) en Guadeloupe; situation actuelle de ce ravageur des cultures dans les Antilles françaises (Hem., Pseudococcidae).. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 103: 173-174.

Notes: Title in English: [First record of the mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) in Guadaloupe; present state of this pest of crops in the French Caribbean (Hem., Pseudococcidae).] This mealybug was accidentally introduced in the Caribbean recently; notes on biology, damage and control; Cryptolaemus montrouzieri and Anagyrus kamali introduced for control.

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