Harsur, M.M., Joshi, S., & Pal, R.N. 2018 Pomegranate: a new host for the invasive scale insect Lopholeucaspis japonica (Cockerell, 1897) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) from Gujarat, India. Oriental Insects DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2018.1451783

Keywords:

  • description
  • distribution
  • economic importance
  • host
  • life history

    • Notes: Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is recorded as a new host of Lopholeucaspis japonica globally. It was found infesting pomegranate crop in Nakhatrana village, Kutch district of Gujarat, India. Information on its host range, distribution and natural enemies is furnished.