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Biology, Medicine & Natural Product ChemistryPlant lice (Suborder: Sternorrhyncha) are important pests of ornamental plants, capable of causing physical damage and transmitting plant pathogens. These insects pose a significant threat as they can reduce growth, impair physiological functions, and ...
Delia Nurhaliza +5 more
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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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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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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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, 2011 Published as part of Franco, José Carlos, Russo, Agatino & Marotta, Salvatore, 2011, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Portugal, including Madeira and Azores Archipelagos, pp.
Franco, José Carlos +2 more
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Bt agave: why it is time to explore a new biotechnological frontier
Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 9, Page 8053-8063, September 2026.Drylands cover 41% of Earth, requiring sustainable crops. Agave, drought‐ and heat‐adapted, offers high‐value products with low water needs. Pests limit yield, yet Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry proteins, successful in other plants, remain unexploited in Agave.
Aline Vitória Corim Marim +3 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 predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Diaspididae Bacteriodetes A 1096
, 2019 Published as part of Normark, Benjamin B., Okusu, Akiko, Morse, Geoffrey E., Peterson, Daniel A., Itioka, Takao & Schneider, Scott A., 2019, Phylogeny and classification of armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), pp.
Normark, Benjamin B. +5 more
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Entomological Communications, 2023 The present study aimed to report the occurrence of scale insects, namely Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus, 1758), Ischnaspis longirostris (Signoret, 1882), Pinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret, 1869) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), and Nipaecoccus filicis Williams
Aloyséia C. S. Noronha +6 more
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