Incidence of Rutherfordia major (Cockerell, 1894) (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) on lovi-lovi Flacourtia inermis Roxb. (Salicaceae) in Kerala

Incidence of Rutherfordia major (Cockerell, 1894) (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) on lovi-lovi Flacourtia inermis Roxb. (Salicaceae) in Kerala

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  • K. D. Prathapan Kerala Agricultural University

Keywords:

Armored scale, India, pest.

Abstract

Rutherfordia major (Cockerell, 1894) (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) has been reported as a pest of lovi-lovi, Flacourtia inermis Roxb. (Salicaceae), for the first time in India from Kerala.

Author Biography

K. D. Prathapan, Kerala Agricultural University

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural Entomology

References

References

Butcher, F.G. 1959. A preliminary report on armored scale insects in Dade County. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society, 71(1958): 362-364.

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1894. Notes on some scale insects of the sub-family Diaspinae. Canadian Entomologist, 26: 127-132.

Morales, G.M, Denno, B.D, Miller, D.R., Miller, G.L., Ben-Dov, Y. and Hardy, N.B. 2016. ScaleNet: A literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Database. doi: 10.1093/database/bav118. http://scalenet.info. (Accessed on 1 March 2022).

Takagi, S., Pong, T.Y., & Khoo, S.G. 1989. Beginning with Diaulacaspis (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae): Convergence or effect? Insecta Matsumurana (New Series), 42: 143-199.

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03-09-2022

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Prathapan, K. D. (2022). Incidence of Rutherfordia major (Cockerell, 1894) (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) on lovi-lovi Flacourtia inermis Roxb. (Salicaceae) in Kerala. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 60(1). Retrieved from https://jtropag.kau.in/index.php/ojs2/article/view/1244

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