| Pseudococcus maritimus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Pseudococcidae |
| Genus: | Pseudococcus |
| Species: | P. maritimus |
| Binomial name | |
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Pseudococcus maritimus (Ehrhorn 1900) |
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Pseudococcus maritimus, the grape mealybug, is a scale insect species in the genus Pseudococcus infecting grapevines. It is also a vector of little cherry disease.
The larvae of the moth Coccidiphila gerasimovi feed on the eggs of Coccidae species, including P. maritimus.