Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti) — long-tailed mealybug

Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 95 families; pest of numerous crops, particularly citrus, and ornamentals. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI Crop Protection Compendium (2014) and Malumphy (2012, on Alpinia purpurata (Zingiberaceae), Annona muricata and Hedychium coccineum (Zingeraceae), and unspecified cut flowers).

Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London), on A. muricata, 29.vii.2013, leg. D. Dennis (attacked by Diadiplosis multifila (det. Keith Harris)), and 12.viii.2013, leg. D. Dennis (attacked by Diadiplosis sp. ,? Cryptolaemus sp. , and phytoseiid mites) .