Over the years, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) has been
used in both classical and augmentative biological control programmes. The ladybird is also …

This third book in a series on scale insects of the tropical South Pacific area is a taxonomic
account of the important soft scales (Coccoidea) and species representing 10 other families …

This book reviews the interrelationships between palms and insects, emphasizing the
similarities in various world regions. Host plants, distribution and bionomics of …

The white mango scale (WMS) insect, Aulacaspis tubercularis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is a
polyphagous, multivoltine pest which is a serious threat to qualitative mango production and …

We provide information on 255 species of scale insects that are considered adventive or
introduced in the United States. Included for each species, where applicable, is reference to …

For 11 sets of interacting species near Madang, Papua New Guinea, coccoids attended by
relatively inoffensive ants were more heavily parasitized than those attended by more …

The monograph summarizes original research data and published literature data on
reproduction, life cycles, individual development and morphology of scale insects of the …

BACKGROUND The pine tortoise scale, Toumeyella parvicornis (Cockerell, 1897), is a
damaging insect pest native to North America. Its accidental introduction into Europe, where …

Abstract The family Coccidae Fallén, 1814 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), known as soft scale
insects, is represented in Laos by 26 species. This includes 15 new country records …

Ceroplastes Gray (wax scales) is one of the genera of Coccidae, most species of which are
considered to be serious economic pests. However, identification of Ceroplastes species is …