Pink wax scale (<em>Ceroplastes rubens</em>) a growing threat to agriculture in Sri Lanka

Wax scale (<em>Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccidae</em>), has become an increasingly concerning pest on crop plants and perennials in Sri Lanka. Recent field reports indicate outbreaks of wax scales population and rapid spread on a large number of economically important plants. A methodi...

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Main Authors: K. V. A. I. K. Vithana, U. G. A. I. Sirisena, K. S. Hemachandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya 2019-01-01
Series:Tropical Agricultural Research
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Online Access:https://tar.sljol.info/articles/8305