Aonidiella aurantii

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Taxonomy
Order Hemiptera
Family Diaspididae
Genus Aonidiella
Species aurantii
Other Scientific Name
  • Aonidiella citri
  • Aspidiotus citri
  • Chrysomphalus aurantii
  • Chrysomphalus citri
  • Aspidiotus aurantii
Common Name
  • Red scale
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Sign / Symptoms
Description
  • Damages plants by feeding on sap from leaves, young shoots, and twigs.
  • Affected plant parts exhibit symptoms of wilting, drying, and eventually die.


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Part Affected
Shoot
Fruit
Stage Affected
Fruiting
Vegetative Growing
Flowering
Major Host
Citrus microcarpa
Minor Host
Mangifera indica
Psidium guajava
Management And Control
  • Monitor plants for pest presence and population regularly.
  • Remove and destroy affected parts at the initial stage.
  • Perform pruning to improve air ventilation and reduce pest infestations.
  • Chemical control: Spray insecticides such as white oil alternating with malathion or cypermethrin according to the rate recommended on the label.
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