Description of the stages of the white wax-scale, Ceroplastes destructor Newstead (Homoptera: Coccidae)

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dc.contributor.authorWakgari W.M.
dc.contributor.authorGiliomee J.H.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:53:32Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:53:32Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractThe white wax-scale, Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, has recently increased in numbers and distribution in some Easy-peel (Citrus reticulata (Blanco)) orchards in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. A study was conducted to investigate its morphology and biology. Characteristics of the immature and adult females are described and illustrated from field-collected and slide-mounted specimens. A key to the different stages is provided. The biology of C. destructor is briefly described. Morphometric characteristics useful for separating the stages are discussed.
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dc.identifier.citationAfrican Entomology
dc.identifier.citation6
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn10213589
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/8661
dc.titleDescription of the stages of the white wax-scale, Ceroplastes destructor Newstead (Homoptera: Coccidae)
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