Crapemyrtle Bark Scale: A New Threat for Crapemyrtles, a Popular Landscape Plant in the U.S.

Crapemyrtle Bark Scale: A New Threat for Crapemyrtles, a Popular Landscape Plant in the U.S.

Crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus (=Eriococcus) lagerstroemiae (Kuwana) (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), is a newly introduced insect pest on crapemyrtles, Lagerstroemia spp. (Myrtales: Lythraceae), one of the most popular flowering shrubs in the U.S. Since first detected in Texas in 2004, this pest h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zinan Wang, Yan Chen, Mengmeng Gu, Erfan Vafaie, Michael Merchant, Rodrigo Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana)
exotic species
integrated pest management
host resistance
biological control
parasitoids
Chilocorus cacti L.
Hyperaspis spp.
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/7/4/78

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