Al-Shuraym, L.A.M., & Mohamed, R.A.E.H. 2020 Fauna of Parlatoria blanchardi Scales (Targioni-Tozzetti) on Date Palm Trees (Phoenix dactylifera) in Saudi Arabia. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2020.391.397

Keywords:

  • host
  • life history
  • Notes: The study aimed to determine the distribution of Parlatoria blanchardii on the different parts of date palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera ). Parlatoria date palm scales prefer the bottom stratum of fronds and the upper surface of leaflets, which had the largest numbers of this pest species on the southern and eastern sides of the trees.

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