Krutil, K.D., Hall, A.L., Crenshaw, W.S., Kondratieff, B.C., & Sitz, R.A. 2019 First Description of the Adult Male of the Gall-Like Scale Insect Allokermes galliformis (Riley) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Kermesidae). Insects doi:10.3390/insects10080250

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bacteria

description of male

disease transmission

distribution

economic importance

Notes: The adult male of Allokermes galliformis (Riley, 1881) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Kermesidae) is described for the first time in Colorado, United States of America. This scale insect species recently emerged as a significant pest of red oaks in Colorado through its causative role in drippy blight disease. A description and illustration of the adult male characterize its key external morphological characteristics.

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