Bhaskar, H., Joshi, S., P.V., S., Gouthami, D., Mohan, M., Sekhar, L., & Sindhumole, P. 2026 Drepanococcus chiton (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) – an emerging threat to the endangered medicinal plant, Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn. Oriental Insects
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Notes: This paper documents a severe infestation of a soft scale, Drepanococcus chiton (Green) for the first time on P. viscida. The field and taxonomic characters of the pest are detailed with notes on the nature of damage and symptoms. Three ant species were recorded in association with the scale insect. The authors also provide a key to the adult females of the two Drepanococcus species known from India. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.2026.2613395
