An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles
Author
Malumphy, Chris
text
Zootaxa
2014
2014-07-31
3846
1
69
86
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
1175-5326
4928537
BCC369B9-3FAD-41D3-B85C-43D738D0CBA3
Aonidomytilus albus
(Cockerell)
—
cassava or tapioca scale
Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Africa and Asia; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 12 families; a serious pest of cassava. Recorded from
Saint Lucia
by
Woodruff
et al.
(1998)
and Malumphy (2012).