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Notes: Conference held on May 28-June 1, 1985. Aonidiella aurantii, Parlatoria pergandei, Lepidosaphes beckii, Aspidiotus nerii and Comstockaspis perniciosus (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus) mentioned as the most common hosts; recorded on apple and pear.