Natural enemies of armored scales (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidae) in Chile: molecular and morphological identification. [PDF]
, 2019 Scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) are key pests of agricultural crops and ornamental plants worldwide. Their populations are difficult to control, even with insecticides, due to their cryptic habits.
Amouroux, P. +9 more
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EDIS, 2002 This document is EENY-096, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: July 1999.
Thomas J. Weissling +2 more
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Boisduval Scale, Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret (Insecta: Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
EDIS, 2009 EENY467, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Adriana Espinosa, Heidi Bowman, Amanda Hodges, and Greg Hodges, is part of the Featured Creatures collection.
Adriana Espinosa +3 more
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2018 Olive production (Olea europaea L.) is a recent activity in Brazil and studies on the adaptability of olive trees varieties in the States are required. One of the problems that can hamper the development of olive trees is the incidence of pests, such as ...
VERA R.S. WOLFF +3 more
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A new species of Octaspidiotus (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) from China [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2016 Adult females of a new species of armored scale insect, Octaspidiotus shanghaiensis sp. n. are described and illustrated from specimens collected in China. A key is provided for the all described species of Octaspidiotus.
Wei,Jiu-Feng, Zhao,Qing
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Description of armored scale species from Cypress trees in Iran (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2017 The new armored scale species Acanthomytilus cupressicola Moghaddam sp. n. is described and illustrated from specimens collected on Cypress trees in Iran.
Masumeh Moghaddam
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Distribution Diaspididae (Insecta) and Control Methods
Bulletin of Science and Practice, 2023 Scale insects are major pests of crops and ornamental plants, with Diaspididae, Pseudococcidae, and Coccidae being the three most important families. They can cause economic damage by sucking sap, injecting poisons, and transmitting viruses. Mealybugs and soft scales may also cause indirect damage by excreting honeydew onto the plant surface.
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Comparison between standard and drift reducing nozzles for pesticide application in citrus: Part II. Effects on canopy spray distribution, control efficacy of Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), beneficial parasitoids and pesticide residues on fruit [PDF]
, 2017 Venturi nozzles are often recommended to reduce drift, which is one of the major pollution sources caused by the application of plant protection products on high growing crops. The coarse droplets produced by this type of nozzle could however also affect
Abad, Raquel +7 more
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Scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) of Ficus carica L. (Moraceae), with a new record from Iran [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2017 A total of 13 species of Coccomorpha (Hemiptera) from three scale insect families; Coccidae (3), Diaspididae (5) and Pseudococcidae (5) have been found on Ficus carica L. (Moraceae) in Iran.
Masumeh Moghaddam, Hosien Faghih
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The role of endosymbionts in the evolution of haploid-male genetic systems in scale insects (Coccoidea) [PDF]
, 2012 There is an extraordinary diversity in genetic systems across species, but this variation remains poorly understood. In part, this is because the mechanisms responsible for transitions between systems are often unknown.
Normark, Benjamin B. +3 more
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