Mudgal, G., Mudgal, B., Gururani, A., Xiong, J.J., & Jelli, V. 2011 Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley) hyperparasitizing Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f) Ettingsh. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 44(3): 282-286

Notes: Here, we first report hyperparasitism of Honey Suckeled Mistletoe, Dendrophthoe falcata var. falcata (Loranthaceae) by Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Diaspididae). The infected mistletoe was found parasitising branches of the Senna siamea host. Pear-shaped white spots were observed on abaxial and adaxial leaf surfaces, stem and few on the haustorial surfaces of the mistletoe. Close inspection revealed a yellowish-brown spot on individual white spots. These were identified on the basis of morphological features as Cockerell Scales hidden in the white-spot like self-secreted waxy armours. No incidence of such an infection was seen on any part of the mistletoe host, Senna siamea.