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Notes: Scales mentioned include Aspidiotus destructor, Saissetia sp., Lepidosaphes sp., Gossyparia sp., Pinnaspis strachani, Pseudococcus sp., Icerya aegyptiaca, Aonidiella orientalis, Coccus hesperidum, C. acutissimus and Parlatoria mytilaspiformis.