Balakrishnan, M.M., Sreedharan, K., Venkatesha, K., & Krishnamoorthy, A. 1991 Observations on Ferrisia virgata (Ckll.) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) and its natural enemies on coffee, with new records of predators and host plants.. Journal of Coffee Research 21(1): 11-19.

Notes: Abstract: This scale species was found feeding on Coffea arabica, Erythrina lithosperma, Euphorbia pulcherima and Leucaena leucocephala for the first time in India; three species of encyrtid parasitoids, Aenasius advena, Anagyrus qadrii and Blepyrus insularis caused 0.4%, 1.4% and 25.1% parasitism, respectively; other predators recorded include Scymnus spp., Allograpta javana, Leucopis sp., Gitona sp., Triommata coccidivora and Mallada sp. Keywords: biological control.