Mrabti, I., Benzahra, H., Grijja, H., El Ammari, M., Brhadda, N., Ziri, R., Watson, G.W., & Afechtal, M. First report of Hemiberlesia cyanophylli (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Morocco on persimmon (Diospyros kaki) and Chinese banyan (Ficus retusa), with a preliminary assessment of its natural enemies. EPPO Bulletin DOI: 10.1111/epp.70062

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Notes: The cyanophyllum scale, Hemiberlesia cyanophylli (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), was found on leaves, young shoots, branches, and fruits of persimmon at three sites, and on leaves and branches of Chinese banyan at five sites. Cyanophyllum scale, a cosmopolitan tropical and subtropical species, is reported here for the first time from Morocco.