The morphology, biology and control of Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) and Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio in Virginia including a redescription of Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)

Populations of the wax scales, Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) and Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio, have become established in Virginia. A third species, Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, is periodically brought into the state but is apparently unable to overwinter. Ceroplastes ceriferus the pr...

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Main Author: Pollet, Dale K.
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74847