![Longtailed Mealybug [Pseudococcus longispinus]. Image: Grey Smith / CC-BY-NC](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Longtailed_Mealybug_Pseudococcus_longispinus_Grey_Smith_CCBYNC__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Longtailed Mealybug Pseudococcus longispinus. Image: Grey Smith / CC-BY-NC
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Pseudococcidae
Te Rahi
- He pepeke iti, e 2–3 mm te roa.
Size range
- Small insects, size 2–3 mm
Te Tītaringa
- He maha ngā momo, nō Aotearoa ētahi, nō tāwāhi anō ētahi.
Distribution
- Many species, New Zealand and introduced
Te Huringa Ora
- Kai ai i te pia.
- Ka kino i a ia ngā tipu o te māra me ērā o ngā whare whakatipu.
Life history
- Feed on plant sap
- Damaging to garden plants and in greenhouses
![Longtailed Mealybug [Pseudococcus longispinus]. Image: Grey Smith / CC-BY-NC Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Longtailed_Mealybug_Pseudococcus_longispinus_Grey_Smith_CCBYNC__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Golden Mealybug [Nipaecoccus aurilanatus]. Image: Stephen Thorpe / CC-BY-NC Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Golden_Mealybug_Nipaecoccus_aurilanatus_Stephen_Thorpe_CCBYNC__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
