Kondo, T., Ramos Portilla, A.A., & Caballero, A. 2022 Rhizoecidae. Encyclopedia of Scale Insect Pests CABI Wallingford. Oxfordshire, UK 608

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  • control
  • description
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  • distribution
  • economic importance
  • host
  • illustration

    • Notes: The family Rhizoecidae occurs worldwide in all zoogeographical regions. It is a relatively small family of scale insects that contains 249 species in 19 genera. Rhizoecids are known commonly as ground mealybugs or hypogaeic mealybugs, due to their subterranean habit