Novio, B.V., Medina, C.dR., Watson, G.W., Maulit Jr., R.T., Yap, S.A., & Villanueva-Peyraube, J.D. 2025 Preliminary species distribution modelling for Florida wax scale, Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock in Mindanao Island, Philippines. Mindanao Journal of Science and Technology 23(1): 1-19

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Notes: An invasion of Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, Florida wax scale (FWS), which is not known to occur in the Philippines but was recently found infesting mangoes in Davao del Sur, is under strict pest surveillance. This study aims to determine the potential distribution of FWS in mainland Mindanao using environmental, topographic, and ecological factors under different climate scenarios. https://doi.org/10.61310/mjst.v23i1.2370

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