Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893)

Fornazier, M. J., Martins, D. S., Fanton, C. J. & Benassi, V. L. R. M., 2019, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN CONILON COFFEE, Conilon coffee - The Coffea canephora produced in Brazil, Vitória, ES, Brasil: Incaper - Capixaba Institute for Research, Technical Assistance and Rural Extension, pp. 493-533 : 2026

Dysmicoccus brevipes :

known as pineapple mealybug. A polyphagous species, less frequent in coffee tree, can be found in the roots and also in the rosettes of branches that touch the soil. First instar nymphs can move at great distances. The nymph stage is about 40 days. Adult females have pinkish color, oval body and covered with white wax and can lay about 240 eggs (MENEZES, 1973). These colonies may be associated with small nests of symbiotic ants. Outbreaks can be problematic. This species does not induce the formation of crypts.