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Another #frass post about #mealybugs this time.

#NewSpecies!
New mealybug from #japan just came in:

Pseudococcus okinawaensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03DB879A-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #PseudococcusOkinawaensis

#FAIRdata
#biology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #insects #hemiptera #bugs #mealybugs

Closeup of a succulent plant with small rosettes and pointed leaves, like a multi-pointed start. In the photo we see a normal sized rosette of Sedeveria 'Starburst' or 'Peckerwood' vs the damaged new growth which is putting out much smaller versions in almost a clump. This is due to the the mealybugs damaging the plant and causing the growth points to be disturbed.

I noticed (& ignored) some mealies on one of my Sedeveria 'Starburst' or 'Peckerwood' plants. Then I noticed the new growth was super tiny compared to the already small quarter-width normal growth - you can see it in the background. 1/
#sedeveria #mutation #plantmutation #mealybugs #surprisesurprise

A study exploring the diversity of mealybugs as potential vectors of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease in Côte d’Ivoire: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#DNAbarcoding #biodiversity #mealybugs @phimresearch.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social

me looking at ur collection when u bring me home on ur new fiddle leaf fig 🤩

#plantsky #houseplants #mealybugs

Great work by @filiphusnik.bsky.social's team. #Symbiosis and #speciation in #mealybugs.

"... the emergence of major mealybug lineages coincided with the acquisitions of new obligate endosymbionts"

#SymbioSky

doi.org/10.1101/2024...

(now w/link... ups, early morning sunday post...)