Stuart, R.J., & Polavarapu, S. 2002 On the relationship between the ant, Acanthomyops claviger, and the blueberry mealybug, Dysmicoccus vaccinii.. Journal of Insect Behavior 15(2): 299-304.

Notes: This blueberry mealybug occurs on the roots of highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum in New Jersey and Delaware. This paper reviews the damage caused to hosts, the associated ant species, and the degree and nature of interaction between mealybugs and ants.