01966naa a2200373 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400480006010000210010824501450012926000090027452007990028365000280108265000210111065000290113165000200116065300310118065300310121165300240124265300230126665300140128965300270130365300190133065300200134965300200136970000230138970000200141270000170143270000250144970000210147470000200149570000190151577300580153410147242017-09-28       2017    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttp://dx.doi.org/10.1653/024.100.01242DOI1 aFORNAZIER, M. J.  aInvasion of the main cocoa-producing region of south America by maconellicoccus hirsutus (HemipterabPseudococcidae).h[electronic resource]  c2017  aMaconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) was first detected in Brazil in 2010, and this study documents the recent range expansion into the major cocoa producing regions of Espírito Santo and Bahia, Brazil. We describe the signs of M. hirsutus infestation and damage to cocoa plants. Infestation of cocoa by adult females with nymphs and egg masses was observed, particularly on new flushes of growth and on fruits, and is a major threat to one of the largest cocoa producing areas of the world. The predator Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) was associated with M. hirsutus, but no parasitoids were observed. Maconellicoccus hirsutus is now established and widespread on cocoa in southeastern Brazil and spreading to producing regions of Bahia.  aGeographic distribution  aInvasive species  aMaconellicoccus hirsutus  aTheobroma cacao  aCochonilha rosada em Cacau  aDistribuição geográfica  aEspécies invasivas  aExpansão da área  aHemiptera  aPink hibiscus mealybug  aPseudococcidae  aRange expansion  aTheobroma cacao1 aMARTINS, D. dos S.1 aSOUZA, C. A. S.1 aCULIK, M. P.1 aCHIPOLESCH, J. M. A.1 aFORNAZIER, D. L.1 aFERREIRA, P. S.1 aZANUNCIO, J. C  tFlorida Entomologistgv. 100, n. 1, p. 168-171, 2017.