Aspidiotus destructor Signoret 1869

Aspidiotus destructor Signoret Material studied. Colombia. Valle del Cauca: El Cerrito: Finca La Alvecia, 03°38 ′ 51.1 ″ N, 76°06 ′ 14.7 ″ W, 1925 m, 19.xii.2008, coll. A. Arias, ex avocado cv. ' Papelillo' ('Lorena'), 2 UVCO), 2 (MECP); Toro: Finca Toluca, 04°40 ′ 24.9 ″ N, 76°02 ′ 43.0 ″ W, 932 m, 19.xii.2008, coll. A. Arias, ex avocado cv. ' Papelillo' ('Lorena'), 1 (UVCO). Distribution. Cosmopolitan (Ben-Dov et al. 2015). Remarks. This species was collected on the underside of leaves of the ' Lorena cultivar'. Known as the coconut scale, this species attacks many crops in tropical and subtropical regions. It has been recorded on 76 genera and 46 plant families (Borchsenius 1966). Aspidiotus destructor is commonly found on coconut palm, but is often found on other palms, fruit trees and ornamental plants (Miller Davidson and 2005).
Published as part of Kondo, Takumasa & Muñoz, Jazmín Adriana, 2016, Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) associated with avocado crop, Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae) in Valle del Cauca and neighboring departments of Colombia, pp. 1-24 in Insecta Mundi 2016 (465) on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645809
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