Smaili, M.C., Mrabti, I., Grijja, H., Watson, G.W., Moghaddam, M., & Ziri, R. 2024 Florida red scale, Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Morocco, infesting citrus orchards and an avocado tree. EPPO Bulletin DOI: 10.1111/epp.13018

Keywords:

  • distribution
  • economic importance
  • host
  • natural enemies
  • Notes: This work is the first record of the scale insect on avocado in Morocco, and the first morphological description of Chrysomphalus aonidum from the country, based on 100 adult females mounted on microscope slides.