Red date scale, Phoenicococcus marlatti (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Phoenicoccidae)
Vol. 2009 No. 5, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2009 No. 5

Red date scale, Phoenicococcus marlatti (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Phoenicoccidae): EENY 454/IN816, 6/2009

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in816-2009
Published 2009-06-30
Adriana Espinosa
University of Florida
Amanda Hodges
University of Florida
Gregg Hodges
Catharine Mannion
University of Florida
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Espinosa, Adriana, Amanda Hodges, Gregg Hodges, and Catharine Mannion. 2009. “Red Date Scale, Phoenicococcus Marlatti (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Phoenicoccidae): EENY 454 IN816, 6 2009”. EDIS 2009 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in816-2009.
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Abstract

EENY-454, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges, and Catharine Mannion, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this most important pest of the date palm, its distribution, field characteristics, life cycle, hosts, general plant damage, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2009.

EENY 454/IN816: Red Date Scale, Phoenicococcus marlatti (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Phoenicoccidae) (ufl.edu)

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