Mlik, R., Kherbouche, Y., Meddour, S., Aouadi, A., Sekour, M., Rasool, K.G., & Aldawood, A.S. 2026 Occurrence of the white cochineal Parlatoria blanchardi in the fur of the black rat and potential risks for its spread to the date palm stands. Plant Protection Science 62 (1): 71–78
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Notes: The current study presents the first documented interaction between the date palm scale insect (Parlatoria blanchardi) and the black rats (Rattus rattus). For a year, this study investigated whether R. rattus could serve as a means of phoresy for the survival of P. blanchardi and the potential risks associated with its spread to date palm stands. https://doi.org/10.17221/156/2024-PPS
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