Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley)

Malumphy, Chris, 2014, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3846 (1), pp. 69-86 : 78

Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley) — lesser snow scale ( Fig. 1 , J)

Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 84 families; a serious pest of many crops and ornamentals. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Crop Protection Compendium (2014) and Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata ). Often found in large numbers on A. muricata fruit, the male tests forming conspicuous white patches on the fruit.

Collection data. Intercepted in the UK (London) on A. muricata , 12.xi.2012, leg. R. Waghorn, 2.vii.2013, leg. J. Pollock, 29.vii.2013, leg. D. Dennis, 4.viii.2013, 25.v.2014, leg. J. Pollock (abundant, many scales were parasitized by an unidentified Aphelinidae , and found in association with a predatory stigmaeid mite ( Stigmaeidae )), 12.viii.2013, leg. D. Dennis , and 23.ix.2013, leg. R. Waghorn (in association with a predatory Eupalopsellidae mite) .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Examples of scale insect pests in Saint Lucia. A, Ceroplastes stellifer; B, Philephedra broadwayi on soursop; C, Duplachionaspis divergens on grass; D, Fiorinia proboscidaria on lime; E, Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli on oleander; F, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona; G, Crypticerya genistae; H, Insignorthezia insignis; I, Lepidosaphes tokionis on croton; J, Pinnaspis strachani on soursop; K, Praelongorthezia praelonga on sea grape; L, Ferrisia dasylii on croton; M, Ferrisia virgata and other mealybugs on sugar apple; N, Nipaecoccus nipae on palm; O, Planococcus minor on croton. © C. Malumphy, except B, D, F, FERA