Almarinez, B.J., Barrion, A.T., Navasero, M.V., Navasero, M.M., Cayabyab, B.F., Carandang IV, J.S.R., Legaspi, J.C., Watanabe, K., & Amalin, D. 2020 Biological Control: A Major Component of the Pest Management Program for the Invasive Coconut Scale Insect, Aspidiotus rigidus Reyne, in the Philippines. Insects 2020, 11, 745; doi:10.3390/insects11110745
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Notes: Major outbreaks of the coconut scale insect (CSI), Aspidiotus rigidus, occurred in the Philippines, between 2010 and 2016 in the Southern Tagalog region of Luzon Island, and from 2017 to 2020 in the Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao Island. Contribution of parasitization by Comperiella calauanica to the management of the outbreaks needed quantification. Rearing facilities for C. calauanica as biological control agent should be established and maintained, especially in the different regions, to enable quick response to new areas of CSI invasion in the country.
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