It has been redescribed as aspidiotus osbeckiae green, from osbeckia in sri lanka, as aspidiotus cocotiphagus marlatt, from coconut in cuba, and as chrysomphalus pedroniformis cockerell and robinson, from grapes in the. In olive crops, the presence of a single scale makes a fruit unmarketable. However, it is particularly important where aesthetic value of the crop is high, for example, in cut flowers and ornamentals van driesche et al. Aspidiotus transparens brain, 1918 aspidiotus oppugnatus silvestri, 1915. Populations of coconut scale, aspidiotus destructor signoret hemiptera. Ang aspidiotus destructor sakop sa kahenera nga aspidiotus sa kabanay nga diaspididae.
Biological control of coconut scale aspidiotus destructor and its control by f. Aspidiotus perniciosus small east asian insect naturalized in the united states that damages fruit trees san jose scale armored scale insect. An aspidiotus destructor in uska species han insecta nga ginhulagway ni victor antoine signoret hadton 1869. Developments in the control of coconut scale, aspidiotus. An aspidiotus elaeidis in nahilalakip ha genus nga aspidiotus, ngan familia nga diaspididae. Coconut scale, aspidiotus destructor signoret diaspididae the coconut scale, also called the transparent scale because of the semitransparent scale covering, is a relatively polyphagous diaspidid that is distributed widely in tropical and subtropical regions. General information about aspidiotus destructor aspdde eppo global database. Banana scale, aspidiotus destructor banana scales have a wide distribution in all banana growing regions and rarely cause major economic damage as they are kept under check by natural enemies. Diaspididae, is a pest in over 60 plant families and is found globally in tropical and subtropical areas davidson and miller 1990, bendov 2014. During severe outbreaks, scale insects completely cover the underside of leaves and defoliate and even kill their host plants. Coconut scale insect aspidiotus destructor signoret hemiptera.
Daud4 and muhammad mamoonurrashid1 1department of entomology, faculty of agriculture, gomal university, dera ismail khan, pakistan. The life history of a similar scale, aspidiotus destructor, was studied in fiji. Diaspididae, is a serious pest of coconut in the indonesian and philippine archipelagos. The coconut scale aspidiotus destructor and its control by f. Organism names see more details oleander scale, white scale, ivy scale. In the middle east ivy scale is a minor pest of carobs and olives, but in other mediterranean countries, including cyprus but not egypt or israel, it attacxks olives and all species and varieties of citrus. Now it attacks apple, cherry, plum, peach, apricot, pear, walnut, almond, strawberry, chestnut, grapes, raspberry and many wild temperate plants. Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, aspidiotus, san jose scale. Perbanyakan kutu perisai aspidiotus destructor pada inang.
Aspidiotus destructor aspddeoverview eppo global database. Thefollowing observations represent a rather cursory attack on this aspect of the biology of the oleander scale aspidiotus hederx and in view of the lack of similar studies on. Aspidiotus destructor signoret, an armored scale pest new to. Aspidiotus destructor signoret, an armored scale pest new. Unraveling the genetic structure of the coconut scale insect. Combining multiple criteria, our results indicate that the combination of co1 and. Biology of coconut scale, aspidiotus destructor signoret. Out of the natural enemies of the coconut scale recorded, an aphelinid parasite aphytis chrysomphali and two coccinellid predators, chilocorus nigritus and pullus xerampelinus were found to be important, the latter being recorded for the first time in sri lanka. Beardsley university of hawaii honolulu, hawaii thecoconut scale, aspidiotus destructor signoret, is distributed through out muchofthe tropics see commonwealth institute ofentomology pest distribution map218,june 1966. Medianjoining network of the aspidiotus rigidus reyne populations from. The genus aspidiotus, with descriptions of a new genus and a new species homoptera.
Coconut scale is present in nearly all coconut growing countries of the world. C t q e irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment for. Biology of the scale insect aspidiotus destructor signoret hemiptera. In the united states, coconut scale has been recorded in connecticut, florida, georgia, hawaii, pennsylvania, and puerto rico nakahara 1982. Top of page aspidiotus excisus looks very similar to a. New synonymies for two armoured scale insects hemiptera. The false coconut scale, aspidiotus rigidus reyne hemiptera.
Banana scales have a wide distribution in all banana growing regions and rarely cause major economic damage as they are kept under check by natural enemies. Damage is due to sucking out plant sap, which reduces plant. Biology of coconut scale, aspidiotus destructor signoret hemiptera. To face page 100 please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Coconut scale aspidiotus destructor signoret agricultural pests of the pacific adap 20005, reissued january 2000 isbn 1931435081 donald nafus, ph. Diaspididae was studied on mango cultivar desi at mean temperature of 30c and relative.
The coconut scale, aspidiotus destructor signoret diaspididae, was reported to cause heavy infestations resulting in yellowing and necrosis of leaves of banana in hawaii wright and diez, 2005. Aspidiotus destructor signoret, an armored scale pest new to the hawaiian islands. Biological control of coconut scale aspidiotus destructor signoret diaspididae contactsgo to all. It is also known as armored scale, transparent scale, bourbon scale, bourbon aspidiotus, and sometimes called red flies because of the abundance of male flies during late. Aspidiotus destructor, the coconut scale, is a species of armored scale insect in the family diaspididae. Damage to coconut palms caused by aspidiotus rigidus in the philippines photographs by gerry carner. In the middle east ivy scale is a minor pest of carobs and olives. An aspidiotus destructor in nahilalakip ha genus nga aspidiotus, ngan familia nga diaspididae.
Studies were commenced on an intensive biological control programme of the coconut scale, aspidiotus destructor in sri lanka. Biocontrol cases the coconut scale posed a serious problem to the copra industry in fiji just about the time that the coconut moth, levuana irridescens b. Coconut scale, aspidiotus destructor signoret, has an extremely broad host range, feeding on over 60 different families of plants. Aspidiotus definition is a genus of armored scales including the san jose scale and several others that are very destructive to orchard trees. Notes on taxonomy and nomenclature top of page aonidiella orientalis was first described by newstead in 1894, as aspidiotus orientalis, from an undetermined host in india. This is a widely distributed pest of temperate fruits in himalaya. Aspidiotus definition of aspidiotus by merriamwebster.
Aspidiotus destructor signoret, an armored scale pest new to the hawaiian islands1 johnw. Aspidiotus carpodeti maskell, 1885 references edit henderson, r. Coccoidea by sadao takagi entomological institute, hokkaido university 31 so far as the writer is aware, 5 species included in the genus aspidiotu8 have been recorded in japan. Pdf testing the efficacy of dna barcode regions in the. Palms may be killed by heavy infestations, but in most cases, predators suppress the. Diaspididae, and its parasitoids were surveyed on 4 mango cultivars in the southern district of khyber pakhtunkhwa, pakistan, from july 2011 to june 20. Aspidiotus destructor typically occurs in densely massed colonies on the leaves of its hosts. Unraveling the genetic structure of the coconut scale insect pest. Of these, 27 scale insect species have been recorded from mango mohyuddin and mahmood, 1993, in which aspidiotus destructor signoret is a very serious pest throughout the country mohyuddin, 1981. Irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment for aspidiotus destructor homoptera. D slidemounted, stained adult female aspidiotus destructor showing. The coconut scale is a small insect that feeds on the sap of the coco nut leaves.
The coconut scale aspidiotus destructor causes a localized discoloration and yellowing of plant tissue. It is also known as armored scale, transparent scale, bourbon scale, bourbon aspidiotus and sometimes called red flies because abundance of male flies in severe outbreaks. Seasonal population fluctuations on two banana varieties and a preliminary sampling plan for management decision making are described. Aspidiotus destructus coconut scale insects is precorded in both sub tropical and tropical regions and usually present in all countries where coconut trees are present. It has been involved previously in dieoffs in indonesia. D slidemounted, stained adult female aspidiotus destructor showing membranous prosoma and prepygidial segments. Beardsley, in handbook of biological control, 1999. Aspidiotus nerii aspdneoverview eppo global database. This armored scale was described by signoret in 1869 and appears to be native to south asia but has spread around the world, mainly on. Kirthisinghe, officerincharge, crop protection division. Csi infests stems, branches, leaf petioles, leaves and fruits of their host plants.
Pagka karon wala pay siak nga nalista ubos niini niya. It is also possible to combine two insecticides for broad. Under laboratory and greenhouse conditions salahuddin,1 habib ur rahman,2 inamullah khan,3 m. Our present knowledge of the reproductive processes in the diaspinm is a very limited one. Hendel, scale insects aspidiotus destructor signoret, lindingaspis ferrisi mckenzie. Coconut scale, aspidiotus destructor signoret hemiptera. Hama ini bersifat polifag dan dilaporkan sebagai hama dari sekitar 140 jenis tumbuhan. The complete life cycle from egg to egglaying adult was 3435 days. Diaspididae, a neglected endemic species from macaronesia, with comments on the genus cryptophyllaspis, and further notes on the scale insect fauna of canary islands, spain. As a result of several scale insects feeding on coconut leaves, the leaves turn yellow, without any. Coconut scale aspidiotus destructor signoret insecta. Aspidiotus perniciosus noun the noun aspidiotus perniciosus has 1 sense 1. The scale insects of the tropical south pacific region part 1. A revision of the japanese species of the genus aspidiotus.
Una ning gihulagway ni victor antoine signoret ni adtong 1869. Aspidiotus destructor, chilocorus politus, inang alternatif, labu. Aspidiotus perniciosus definition of aspidiotus perniciosus. C aspidiotus rigidus on garcinia mangostana, showing variation in scale cover colour. Aspidiotus destructor signoret coconut scale occurs on bananas in hawaii, infesting leaves and fruit.
Gene flow analysis and medianjoining networks of haplotypes. Aspidiotus perniciosus synonyms, aspidiotus perniciosus pronunciation, aspidiotus perniciosus translation, english dictionary definition of aspidiotus perniciosus. Byfranzschrader bryn mawr college, bryn mawr, penna. Ang aspidiotus nerii sakop sa kahenera nga aspidiotus sa kabanay nga diaspididae. It was accidentally introduced into india at around 1910. Pendahuluan aspidiotus destructor hemiptera, diaspididae merupakan salah satu hama utama tanaman kelapa yang harus diwaspadai. Incidence and management of coconut scale, aspidiotus. General information about aspidiotus nerii aspdne eppo global database. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. Diaspididae aspidiotus destructor musa species mozambique 6 2 3. Aspidiotus nerii name synonyms aspidiotus affinis cockerell, 1897 aspidiotus affinis targioni tozzetti, 1868 aspidiotus aloes cockerell, 1897 aspidiotus aloes signoret, 1869 aspidiotus anthospermae tao, 1999 aspidiotus atherospermae maskell, 1879 aspidiotus atherospinmae tao, 1999 aspidiotus atherospirmae chou, 1985. A new distribution map is provided for aspidiotus nerii aspidiotus nerii subject category.