Aspidiotus destructor Signoret, 1869
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14008822 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA8789-6A3D-AE6A-FF02-FECEFAD15FED |
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Felipe |
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Aspidiotus destructor Signoret |
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Aspidiotus destructor Signoret View in CoL — coconut or transparent scale
Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 71 families; a pest of coconut, banana, mango and many ornamentals, particularly palms. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1966b) and Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata ).
Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay , abundant on Cocos nucifera , 16.viii.2013 . Intercepted in the UK (Herefordshire, nursery), on Dypsis lutescens , 30.viii.1993, 9.ix.1993 and 15.ix.1993, leg. Hardy.
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