Observed to be widespread on coconut, palms and guava. (Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA); Lawyers Mountain, Farm 3, on coconut and guava; Mongo Hill, Farm, on C. nucifera. Recorded from the Cayman Islands by Askew (1994). Malumphy 2019 (Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
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Invasive / Widely Native To West Indies And Mainland (Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset); Invasive. (Young, R.P. (2008). A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. Durrell Conservation Monograph No. 1. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands);
Provide medium (honeydew) allowing mould growth. Some plants heavily infested and turning black with mould growing on the honeydew egested by the mealybugs. (Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA); Polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 48 families, including many crop and ornamental plants, exhibits a preference for palms. Recorded from the Cayman Islands by Askew (1994). ([Malumphy 2019] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions. Recorded from the Cayman Islands by Askew (1994). Malumphy 2019 (Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA; [Malumphy 2019] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset;