The registration label for Sivano use against Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)) was approved by DPR last year. The label can be found at the following link, with dates listed on page 18:
https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/agrian-cg-fs1-production/pdfs/Sivanto_prime_Label1fd.pdf
This material that works on pink hibiscus mealybug and other sucking insects (not mites) that feed on dates. A suggested use strategy is to flag any palms that have any mealybug-infested bunches at harvest, and treat the crowns of those palms after the winter clean up. This should kill any residual mealybugs that may have found their way to the crown after harvest. There is no need to treat prophylactically, as we are not able to predict where the infested bunches might occur.
Pink hibiscus mealybug was detected in Imperial Valley in 1999 and successfully controlled through a biological control program with two parasitoid wasps (Roltsch et.al. 2006). It was later detected further north in the Coachella Valley, where a biological control program using parasitoid wasps has been effective for residential plants. Commercial production requires an integrated management program, as the efficacy of parasitoids can be reduced by other cultural practices like bagging that are necessary for fruit development and protection from other pests and pathogens, that can cause the mealybugs to build up quickly in a short time (Ganjisaffar et.al. 2019). The registration of Sivanto provides growers with additional tools for different stages of the growing season.
References
Ganjisaffar F, Andreason SA, Perring TM. Lethal and sub-lethal effects of insecticides on the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Insects. 10(1):31.
Roltsch, W.J.; Meyerdirk, D.E.; Warkentin, R.; et.al (2006) Classical biological control of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), in southern California. Biol. Control 37: 155–166.