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First report of Syneura cocciphila (coquillett, 1895) (Diptera : Phoridae), as a predator of the fluted scale Crypticeria multicicatrices Kondo & Unruh, 2009 (Hemiptera : Monophlebidae)

First report of Syneura cocciphila (coquillett, 1895) (Diptera : Phoridae), as a predator of the fluted scale Crypticeria multicicatrices Kondo & Unruh, 2009 (Hemiptera : Monophlebidae)

Since 2010, the multicicatrices fluted scale Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo & Unruh (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae: Iceryini) has been reported as a serious pest attacking numerous plants including palms, various fruit trees and ornamental plants on the island of San Andres, Colombia (ICA 2010), a...

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Main Authors: Gaimari, Stephen D., Quintero Q., Edgar Mauricio, Takumasa, Kondo
Format: article
Language:Inglés
Published: Universidad del Valle 2025
Subjects:
Plagas de las plantas - H10
Diptera
Coccoidea
Plaga de plantas
Hongo entomopatógeno
Transversal
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2318
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1706
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16196
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2587
Online Access:https://bibliotecadigital.univalle.edu.co/entities/publication/a98541a7-362f-4f2f-ad0f-820c358783de
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12324/40983
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Summary:Since 2010, the multicicatrices fluted scale Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo & Unruh (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae: Iceryini) has been reported as a serious pest attacking numerous plants including palms, various fruit trees and ornamental plants on the island of San Andres, Colombia (ICA 2010), and more recently on the neighboring island of Providencia (Kondo et al. 2012). According to Kondo et al. (2012), the multicicatrices fluted scale was introduced into the islands of San Andres and Providencia, probably through infested ornamental plants brought from mainland Colombia where the insect is endemic to. Besides an entomopathogenic fungi, Paecilomyces sp. (Quiroga et al. 2011)

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