Keywords
key plant
cycas revoluta
mealybug
manganese deficiency
cold injury
scales
cycad aulacaspis scale
How to Cite
Abstract
This series of Key Plant, Key Pests publications are designed for Florida gardeners, horticulturalists, and landscape professionals to help identify common pests associated with common Florida flora. This new 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department provides information and general management recommendations for aulacaspis scale, other scales, mealybugs, and manganese deficiency.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep608
References
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Byron, M. A. and J. L. Gillett-Kaufman. Reviewed 2019. Longtailed mealybug, Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti). University of Florida/IFAS Publication: EENY-666. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/fruit/MEALYBUGS/longtailed_mealybug.htm
Gardening Solutions. 2020. https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/pests-and-diseases/pests/cycad-aulacapsis-scale.html
Mannion, C., A. Hunsberger, K. Gabel, E. Buss & L. Buss. 2006. Cycad Aulacaspis Scale, (Aulacaspis yasumatsui) https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/mannion/pdfs/CycadScale.pdf
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Weissing, T. J., F. W. Howard, and A. B. Hamon. Reviewed 2020. Cycad aulacaspis scale, Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi. University of Florida/IFAS Publication: EENY-096. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/palms/cycad_scale.htm