Editing Mealybug (section)

{{short description|Family of insects (Pseudococcidae)}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|name=Pseudococcidae
|image=Mealybugs on flower stem, Yogyakarta, 2014-10-31.jpg
|image_caption=Mealybugs on a flower stem in [[Yogyakarta]]
|taxon=Pseudococcidae
|authority=Heymons, 1915&nbsp;<ref>{{ITIS|id=109211 |taxon=Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915}}</ref>
}}

'''Mealybugs''' are insects in the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Pseudococcidae''', unarmored [[scale insect]]s found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered [[pest (animal)|pest]]s as they feed on plant juices of [[greenhouse]] plants, house plants and subtropical trees and also act as a [[vector (epidemiology)|vector]] for several plant diseases. Some ants live in symbiotic [[Ant#Relationships with other organisms|relationships]] with them, protecting them from predators and feeding off the [[Honeydew (secretion)|honeydew]] which they excrete.