Decuyper, C.M., Claps, L.E., de Souza, J.C.A.V., & Del Valle, E.E. 2021 Settling Success of Ceroplastes grandis (Hemiptera: Coccidae) Crawlers on Duranta erecta var. lemon (Verbenaceae). Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 37: 29-32

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Notes: Decuyper et al. (2020) reported the detection of C. grandis on D. erecta plants in Argentina, and the reduction in the plants’ ornamental value. Since insecticide application is most effective against the crawlers and second instars, which are not protected by wax cover, knowledge of the settling behavior of crawlers on this shrub is important to developing effective management practices that reduce C. grandis populations and damage.