Many sap - eating insects rely on helpful bacteria, or symbionts, to make amino acids, but none of them has the citrus mealybug's nested microbes. (discovermagazine.com)
Mealybugs in Thailand and white flies in Africa are significant threats, with the latter serving as a vector for plant viruses. (scientificamerican.com)
«An Interdependent Metabolic Patchwork in the Nested Symbiosis of Mealybugs.» (discovermagazine.com)