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Plant Species Biology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 280-291, July 2025.This article details the invasion of cycad aulacaspis scale into the islands of Okinawa‐Jima and Amami‐Oshima. Several recommendations are proposed in this article by members of the IUCN cycad specialist group and experts in the biological control of this scale insect.
Benjamin E. Deloso +12 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Scale insects (Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) are one of the most invasive and agriculturally damaging insect groups. Their management and the development of new control methods are currently jeopardized by the scarcity of identification data, in particular ...
P. Amouroux +8 more
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Plant–arthropod associations in custard apples, genus Annona: A global perspective
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 173, Issue 7, Page 651-660, July 2025.Annona species, commonly known as custard apples, engage with a wide range of arthropods, including both herbivores and pollinators, which shape their ecology. These plants produce secondary metabolites that may serve as natural defenses against pests.
Helena Romero +3 more
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Abundance, seasonality and parasitism of Diaspididae (Hemiptera) on olive trees
Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha, 2019 Olive culture is a recent activity in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with little information on its scale insects. Abundance and seasonality of armored scale insects (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) and their parasitism was evaluated in olive orchard, Olea europaea L.
Gabriela Chesim de Souza +2 more
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Parasitoids and Predators of Armored Scales in Some Orchards in Serbia [PDF]
Pesticidi i Fitomedicina, 2009 Five parasitoid and five predator species were registered on four armored scale species in apple, pear, peach and plum orchards at 16 sites in Serbia. The armored scales found were: Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock), Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-
Draga Graora +2 more
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Effect of Pest Control Strategies on Arthropod Pests of Apple in Europe: A Meta‐Analysis
Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 149, Issue 6, Page 957-987, July 2025.ABSTRACT Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) is a major fruit crop in Europe. More than 200 phytophagous arthropod species thrive in European apple orchards, several of which are economically important pests. Due to the pest pressure on apple production, consumer demand for residue‐free products and current policies to make food production in the European ...
Ingrid Aline Bapfubusa Niyibizi +2 more
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SCALE INSECTS (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea) ON ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IN THE FIELD IN POLAND
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2011 Thirty-three species were recorded from various ornamental field plants, representing 23.08% of the native Polish scale insects fauna. These species belong to 6 families, namely: Asterolecaniidae, Coccidae, Diaspididae, Eriococcidae, Kermesidae and ...
Katarzyna Goliszek +2 more
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New Faunistic Records of Armoured Scale Insects of Southern Iran (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2018 As a result of recent field work in southern Iran from 2012 to 2016, twenty species of armoured scale insects were collected, representing two subfamilies (Aspidiotinae and Diaspidinae) and 4 tribes including Aspidiotini (8 species in 5 genera ...
Mohammad Rouhani +2 more
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Scientia Agricola, 2003 The species Pentilia egena Mulsant is an important predator of armored scales that occur in citrus orchards in Brazil. To intensify this biological control, knowing bioecological aspects in necessary for the improvement of massal insect rearing.
Julio César Guerreiro +2 more
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Biology and Harmfulness of Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) in the Area of Belgrade [PDF]
Pesticidi i Fitomedicina, 2007 Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) (Homoptera: Diaspididae) is a very dangerous pest of Euonymus spp. Numerous scale colonies and a high level of plant infestation provoke drying of leaves, branches and whole plants.
Draga Graora
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