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Notes: Two scale-insect viz., Pseudococcus viburni and Heliococcus bohemicus were recorded as new pests of strawberries in Southern France. A preliminary study of the biological control of the pests using the coccidiphagous predator Cryptolaemus montrouzieri has been set up and the results of the study are presented.