Saissetia coffeae (Walker) (Coccidae: Hemiptera) infestation on Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link-a new host plant and sap-sucker (pest) record from Assam, India
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https://doi.org/10.31783/ELSR.2018.411518Keywords:
medicinal plants pests, new record; polyphagy, sap sucker, scale insectAbstract
The hemispherical scale insect Saissetia coffeae (Walker) is reported for the first time from Assam, India infesting one-year old Meyna spinosa Roxb. ex Link (Rubiaceae) seedlings in nursery conditions. The host plant is attributed with medicinal properties amongst the inhabitants of the region; although occurring mostly as scanty populations in the wild, probably a cause of pest infestations.
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