Insects: mealybugs, mites, thrips and springtail

Long tailed Mealybug (Pseudococcus longispinus) ?
Papaya Mealybug (Phenacoccusmarginatus) ?

Hibiscus Erineum Mite, (Aceria hibisci)

Hibiscus Thrip (Liothrips varicornis)

Springtail (Cyphoderus sp. or Orchesella sp.) ?
*White Springtail ( ) ?

*Hibiscus Aphid (Aphis citricola) ?
Fringed Orchid Aphid (Cerataphis orchidearum)

Oleander Aphid (Aphis nerii)
Melon Aphid (Aphis gossypii)

Boisduval’s Scale (Diaspis boisduvali) ?
*Orchid Scale (  ) ?
*Gardenia Scale ( ) ?

Gray Silverfish
Strawberry Guava gull-maker (Tectococcus ovatus)

Names preceded by an asterisk indicate common names that I have made up.

Microscopic close-up of a tiny mite or insect with a rounded, dark, textured body and multiple thin, transparent legs.

Longtailed Mealybug

A green leaf with several small, green, bumpy, clustered galls on its surface, on a beige textured background.
Close-up of a green leaf with tiny white or yellowish trichomes and a small translucent insect on the surface.

Hibiscus Erineum Mite

Close-up of a tiny shedding lizard or insect with a slender, segmented body and delicate, hairy legs.

First discovered in Hawaii at Wheeler Air Force Base in Wahiawa in November 1989.  Identifiable by the leaf gall apparent on hibiscus plants, particularly on Chinese Red Hibiscus.

Springtail

Springtail body length = 2 mm plus tail.

Close-up of a tiny insect on a green plant covered with white powdery substance, possibly mold or dust mites.
Close-up of a tiny, dark-colored water flea with a round body and small appendages, on a flat gray surface.

Hibiscus Aphid

This insect is about 1 mm long.

Close-up of a green plant leaf with small black and white caterpillars and a tiny ant on it.
Close-up of a crumb with sugar crystals and brown specks on a dark background.
Close-up of a black and white insect on a green plant stem.

Ventral view. Size = 1mm.
Per David Preston of the Bishop Museum this “is the Fringed orchid aphid Cerataphis orchidearum (Westwood). Found on orchids and also recorded from Pritchardia sp. (palms). Distribution: Tropics, North America, and Hawaii. Adults can be wingless like the picture or winged and look like normal aphids. Several species of coccinellid (ladybird) beetles prey on these aphids.”

Fringed Orchid Aphid

Close-up of a tiny insect or spider on a green leaf with textured surface, covered in fine yellowish powder or dust.

Papaya Mealybug

This mealybug was found on a Jatropha bush.

Close-up of a small insect with elongated body, two antennae, and six legs, on a white textured surface.

Hibiscus Thrip

Found on leaf of hibiscus.  Body length about 0.5 mm.

Close-up of a silverfish insect on a dark background, showing its elongated body, three tail-like tails, six legs, and antennae.

White Springtail

Body length = 5mm. With tail and antenna = 1 cm.

Close-up of a parasitic wasp insect with transparent wings and black head on a gray surface.

Melon Aphid (aka Cotton Aphid)

This aphid is about 1.5 mm long.

Close-up of a yellow aphid colony on a green plant stem, with one larger aphid and several smaller ones.
Close-up of a green plant stem covered with numerous yellow aphids with black legs and antennae.
Close-up of a tiny insect with transparent wings, a yellowish body, and dark eyes on a gray background.

Oleander Aphid

With wings. The oleander aphid is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean, but has now spread worldwide, having been exported along with its host plant.  These aphids were found on a Stephanotis plant (Stephanotis floribunda).

Close-up of a silverfish insect on a light-colored wooden surface.

Body length 12mm. This picture is from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ctenolepisma_longicaudata_63.jpg

Gray Silverfish

Close-up of moldy, decayed organic material with fungal growth and small grains or seeds embedded.

Nymphs are a light yellowish, which darkens to tan or brown as the insect matures. 

Boisduval’s Scale

A scale insect pupal case with an adult mealybug nearby on a dark background.

Male scale, 1mm long.  Males are small winged creatures whose primary, if not sole, role is to mate and die.

Close-up of a plant stem with small yellow insect eggs and a single yellow larvae on the surface.

Orchid scale

Close-up of a cactus with three visible yellowish, round, spiny areoles on a dark green textured surface.

Scale nymphs, each about 0.1 mm long

Scale on orchid leaf is about 2 mm across.

Close-up of a green leaf with numerous tiny water droplets and small insect eggs.

This aphid is about 1.5 mm long.

Gardenia Scale

Close-up of a branch with glossy green leaves and clusters of berries in various stages of ripeness.

Strawberry Guava gull-maker (Tectococcus ovatus)

Tectococcus is a native of Brazil, just like its host plant, strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum).

It was introduced to Hawai’i in 2011