A catalogue of the soft-scale insects of the world (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Cocidae) with
data on geographical distribution, host plants, biology and economic importance. This …

The notoriously destructive and invasive soft scale, Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell
(Hemiptera: Coccidae), is recorded for the first time from India. This scale, with variable …

In the past, various authors have placed many species in genera that are now understood to
be restricted to other regions of the world. Thus, in Africa, species of soft scale (Hemiptera …

Among a total of 95 species under 12 families, ten species of coccids belonging to the
genera Pulvinaria, Aspidiotus, Aulacaspis, Chionaspis, Morganella, Parlatoria …

Chilo partellus larvae infesting maize were found parasitized by Apanteles sp. during
September 1994. The extent of parasitization varied from 35–50 per cent. During this period …

Sporadic damage to mango trees has been recorded in India (Shah et al., 1988), where
Scutellista caerulea (Fonscolombe)(= S. cyanea Motschulsky)(Pteromalidae) and …

The guava, Psidium guajava Linnaeus (Myrtaceae), is indigenous to tropical America, but is
now widely distributed in the all tropical and subtropical regions. It is a crop of economic …

Among the sucking insects, aphids and coccids cause maximum havoc, as they reproduce
profusely, disperse easily and infest variety of plants, many of which are of considerable …

The branch of entomology that deals with the study of hemipterous insects of the superfamily
Coccoidea, particularly on areas related to systematics is known as coccidology. The …