菠萝粉蚧刺吸寄主汁液,分泌的蜜露容易引起煤烟病,是菠萝凋萎病病毒的主要传播媒介。对菠萝粉蚧、菠萝凋萎病及其防治,以及蚂蚁、粉蚧、菠萝凋萎病三者的关系进行了简要的综述,并就菠萝粉蚧的研究方向提出了一些建议。
Mealybug wilt of pineapple (MWP) is one of the most serious diseases in pineapple (Ananas comosns L. Merr. ) and is present in all the major pineapple growing areas of the world. Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) (pink pineapple mealybug)is one of the most important vectors, this pest has a pan tropical distribution, with a few records from subtropical localities. It's summarized the relations between ants and D. brevipes, D. brevipes and Mealybug wilt of pineapple, some view of the management of D. brevipes and Mealybug wilt of pineapple were stated in this paper.