Soares, N.S., Küll, A.C.S., Araújo, A.S., Dias, G.S., Peronti, A.L.B.G., Duarte, L.S., Almeida, B.M. de, Sousa, Y.S. de, Costa, V.A., Zucchi, R.A., & Savaris, M. 2026 Fights in a tight space: wax scale Ceroplastes deodorensis Hempel (Hemiptera: Coccidae: Ceroplastinae) and associated parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) on a new host plant (Arecaceae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Keywords:

ecology

host

illustration

natural enemies

record

taxonomy

wax

Notes: This study aims to present, for the first time, the occurrence and impact of C. deodorensis on the dwarf date palm P. roebelenii, along with its associated parasitoids. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-025-01722-1

Download PDF