An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles Author Malumphy, Chris text Zootaxa 2014 2014-07-31 3846 1 69 86 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3 1175-5326 4928537 BCC369B9-3FAD-41D3-B85C-43D738D0CBA3 Saccharicoccus sacchari (Cockerell) — pink sugarcane mealybug Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; oligophagous on Poaceae , a common pest of sugarcane and possible vector of diseases on rice. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Williams (1970) , CABI (1977), and Malumphy (2012, incorrectly listed in the Diaspididae ). Collection data . Gros-Islet Parish : Cas en Bas , single adult female on young Cocos nucifera fruit lying on grass, 22.viii.2013 . Cocos nucifera is not a host plant for S. sacchari and presumably the mealybug was merely sheltering on the fruit .