Claim · model-written summary
Aspidiotus destructor was the most abundant scale pest on coconut palms.
- Taxon
- coconut palm
Cocos nuciferae0 - Interactor
- Aspidiotus destructor Signoret
Aspidiotus destructore0pest - Outcome
- most abundant scale insect peste0
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Verbatim
e0“Aspidiotus destructor Signoret was found to be the most abundant scale insect pest of the coconut palm in this study.”
Title
C.I. AlSAGBONHI; LE. NWANA; S.I. AGWU. Nigerian Journal of Entomology 1985. doi:10.36108/nje/5891/60.0140
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Four other scale taxa were found on coconut palms.
- Association Scales were more abundant in the dry than the rainy season.
- Association Scale populations were negatively correlated with rainfall.
- Association Scale populations were negatively correlated with relative humidity.
- Observation Aspidiotus destructor stage populations peaked in May and November.
- Observation Scale stages persisted through most months, with only old infestation traces in July.
- Association Egg count per fully laid female varied with dry and rainy periods.