Szita, É., & Érsek, L. 2017 Az Indiai Teknöspajzstetü (Coccomorpha: Coccidae: ) Szabadföldi Megjelenése Magyarországon [Occurrence of the Indian Wax Scale (Coccomorpha: Coccidae: ) Outdoors in Hungary. Növényvédelem 78(53): 148-151

Keywords:

  • distribution
  • host
  • Notes: A population of the Indian wax scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus) was detected in Budapest, Bikáspark (Hungary) in November 2016, which is a new species to the Hungarian fauna. Overwintering females were found on hybrid plane (Platanus x acerifolia), mullberry (Morus alba) and silver maple (Acer saccharinum). Potentially invasive species, wide variety of fruit crops and ornamental plants can be a hostplant.