SOUTHWEST BUGS

Hemiptera-Sternorrhyncha-Pseudococcidae-Pseudococcus comstocki-Comstock mealybug (A)

Pseudococcus comstocki

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
August 31, 2015
Found on pine trees. The pine needles were turning brown, there was excessive needle drop, and the branches look stunted.
Determined by Salvador Vitanza
Confirmed as Pseudococcus comstocki by the Texas A&M Forest Health Service, via digital images

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