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Notes: 18 genera/species of scale insects and mealybugs shown to infest this crop, including Icerya sp., I. aegyptiaca, Planococcus sp., P. minor, Ferrisia virgata, Pseudococcus sp., P. longispinus, P. ?orchidicola, Marsipococcus marsupialis, Protopulvinaria longivalvata, Aspidiotus destructor, Lepidosaphes piperis, Parlatoria pergandii, Pinnaspis strachani, Pseudaulacaspis sp., P. cockerelli, ?Unnaspis (Unaspis? sp. and Anomalococcus indicus; plant parts affected; location of infestation in India.