Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)

The fig wax scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.), was first discovered in Florida at several nursery and stock dealers in 1994 and 1995. It has been a pest of Ixora spp. and infrequently found on other host plants. Prior to these discoveries, the California Department of Food and Agriculture had intercept...

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Main Authors: Avas B. Hamon, Gregor J. Mason
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2004-03-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/110437
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description The fig wax scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.), was first discovered in Florida at several nursery and stock dealers in 1994 and 1995. It has been a pest of Ixora spp. and infrequently found on other host plants. Prior to these discoveries, the California Department of Food and Agriculture had intercepted specimens from Florida. This document is EENY-187 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 380), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2001.  EENY-187/IN344: Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj-art-483a86f5c82c4182aaadbace90bfb2d32025-02-08T06:27:58ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092004-03-0120044Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)Avas B. HamonGregor J. Mason The fig wax scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.), was first discovered in Florida at several nursery and stock dealers in 1994 and 1995. It has been a pest of Ixora spp. and infrequently found on other host plants. Prior to these discoveries, the California Department of Food and Agriculture had intercepted specimens from Florida. This document is EENY-187 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 380), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2001.  EENY-187/IN344: Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/110437IN344
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Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
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IN344
title Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
title_full Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
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title_full_unstemmed Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
title_short Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
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