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
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Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli
(Cooley)
—
false oleander scale (
Fig. 1
, E)
Occurs widely in tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia
and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 78 families; a serious pest of many woody ornamental plants.
Collection data
.
Gros-Islet
Parish
:
Rodney Bay
, abundant
on
Asparagus
(Asparagaceae) and
Cocos nucifera
,
16.viii.2013
,
massive populations damaging
Nerium
oleander
,
21-24.viii.2013
, and
Plumeria
pudica
(
Apocynaceae
)
,
25.viii.2013
.