Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley)

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

* Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley) — false oleander scale ( Fig. 1 , E)

Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 78 families; a serious pest of many woody ornamental plants.

Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay , abundant on Asparagus (Asparagaceae) and Cocos nucifera , 16.viii.2013 , massive populations damaging Nerium oleander , 21-24.viii.2013, and Plumeria pudica ( Apocynaceae) , 25.viii.2013 .

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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