New records of mango shield scale Milviscutulus mangiferae (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) and Brevennia rehi (Lindinger) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in north Queensland.
Grimshaw J. F., Donaldson J. F.
Author Affiliation: Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, PO Box 1054, Mareeba, Qld 4880, Australia.
Australian Journal of Entomology 46 : 96-98
Abstract : The first Australian records of mango shield scale (Milviscutulus mangiferae) from north Queensland, Australia, and additional records from parts of Papua New Guinea are presented. The majority of specimens were collected from mango (Mangifera indica) leaves. A summary of its known distribution, other hosts, identification and damage levels is also presented. Also, the detection of rice mealybug (Brevennia rehi) in far north Queensland is reported for the first time. This pest is known to occur in the Northern Territory. The north Queensland detections are from native grasses. The records presented here, for both species, are regarded as new detections, rather than new incursions.