Mealybug

Catalogue Type
Plant Pests Catalogue
Scientific Name
Brevennia Rehi
Family
Coccoidea
Distinguishing Characters
Nymphs and adults being wingless look alike.
Females are reddish, oval, soft-bodied.
Males are small, slender, pale-yellow, having single pair of wings and a style like process at the end of the abdomen but lack mouthparts.
Host Crop
Paddy
Order
Hemiptera
Photo of Insect
Photo of Damaged Crop