_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ++ Assistant Professor, Agricultural Entomology, Pepper Research Station; # Assistant Professor, Horticulture, Pepper Research Station; † Professor and Head, Pepper Research Station; ‡ Farm officer, Pepper Research Station; *Corresponding author: E-mail: divya.kk@kau.in; Int. J. Plant Soil Sci., vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 266-272, 2024 International Journal of Plant & Soil Science Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 266-272, 2024; Article no.IJPSS.114046 ISSN: 2320-7035 Pest Status, Damage and Biology of an Invasive Pink Pineapple Mealybug, Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockrell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on Sweet flag (Acorus calamus Linn.): First Report in India Divya K. K. a++* , Airina C. K. a# , Yamini Varma C. K. a† and Surya Joseph a‡ a Panniyur, Kerala Agricultural University, Kanhiranghad P.O., Kannur Dist, Kerala, Pin 670142. India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author DKK Designed the study. performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Author ACK managed the literature searches. Author YVCK managed the literature searches. Author SJ managed the literature searches. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2024/v36i44477 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/114046 Received: 01/01/2024 Accepted: 04/03/2024 Published: 05/03/2024 Original Research Article