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