Huang, B., Shi, M., & Fang, W. 1986 [Notes on the discovery and investigations of Formicococcus eriobotryae Wang (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), a new pest of loquat from China.]. Journal of Fujian Agricultural University 15(4): 277-282.

Notes: While we were conducting the investigations of the pests of loquat in Yunxiao County, Fujian Province in 1982, Formicococcus eribotryae Wang was found as a new and important pest infecting the loquat root. This was a new species identified and designated by Mr. Wang Zhiqing from the Institute of Zoology, the Academy of Sciences in China. This paper covers the discovery, occurrence, and damage of the pest. Living in the root of loquat host plant and existing in association with Septobasidium sp., the pest attacks the root, weakening the loquat tree, resulting in reduced fruit production and the death of the tree after 3-4 years. The control and quarantine measures of the pest are suggested and morphological descriptions of the pest at different stages are also discussed in the paper.