Mori, N., Pellizzari, G., & Tosi, L. 2001 Già acclimatato in Italia il coccide Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera, Coccoidea). [First record of the wax scale Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius) (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) in Italy.]. Informatore Fitopatologia 10: 41-43.

Notes: This species was recorded in the Verona district on several ornamental plants. It is the first record of this species in Europe. C. ceriferus is probably native to Asia and is now considered nearly cosmopolitan. It is a polyphagous species, has one generation/year and overwinters as an adult female.