Phalsa (Grewis asiatica Linn.) is cultivated in certain pockets of northern and peninsular India. The pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), is known to occur on the leaves, flowers and fruits of phalsa in India. The coccinellid Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Musant and the lycaenid Spalgis epeus Westwood were found clearing the populations of the mealybugs on phalsa in the field (Mani and Krishnamoorthy 1996).

Mealybug damage to phalsa

Cryptolaemus clearing the mealybugs