The coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily coccoidea. Pdf an updated checklist of the scale insects hemiptera. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. The main objective of this project was to estimate potential losses in smallholder coffee due to the insect pest.
The efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus, cephalosporium lecanii against coffee green scale, coccus viridis in combination with subnormal concentrations of two insecticides, viz. To examine the influence of ants on scales and host plants, scale population densities, scale mortality rates, and plant performance were studied on control host plants with ants and. Green scale coccus viridis is a softshelled creature that can reduce a plants vigor, but will usually not kill it. Metaphycus helvoluscoccus viridis green coccophagus rusti 53. Severe infestations of mango trees by this coccid were recorded in trinidad in the 1930s walters, 1931. We summarize the economic importance, biology, and management of soft scales, focusing on pests of agricultural, horticultural, and silvicultural crops in outdoor production systems and urban landscapes. The green scale, coccus viridis green, an insect pest of citrus and other plants, is found outofdoors and in greenhouses in florida. Pdf natural biological control of green scale hemiptera. The fungus in combination with fenthion inflicted the highest percentage mortality 93. Relation of hydrocyanic acid gas concentration to the kill.
This document is eny323 mg005, one of a series of the department of entomology, florida cooperative extension service, institute of food and agricultural sciences, university of florida. The females are flat with elongated oval bodies and a smooth integument which may be covered with wax. Asaphes vulgaris walker pteromalidae has been listed in the. Treatments consisted of trees with ants and no scale natural enemies, no ants and no natural enemies, natural enemies and no ants, and ants and natural enemies. Coccus viridis is a soft scale insect in the family coccidae with a wide host range.
Coffee scale is a major agricultural pest in coffee crops. This document is eeny253 originally published as dpi. How to remove green scale on tree bark home guides sf gate. Coccus viridis has proved to be a damaging pest of ornamental plants at the eden project i great britain and this is undoubtedly linked with the high population levels of the ant t. Immature male croton scales are usually found in large congregations on the undersides of leaves and are whitish gray in appearance fig 8. Coccus viridis, where the scale insect was infected by l. Experiments were carried on in cuba, using a twenty cubic foot fumigation box in which the temperature was controlled, to determine the gas concentration necessary to kill green scale coccus viridis green.
Induced responses of coffea arabica to attack of coccus viridis stimulate locomotion of the herbivore. Importation of fresh mango fruit mangifera indica l. Green scale, coccus viridis edis university of florida. Copyright university of florida an equal opportunity institution featured creatures editor. Pdf induced responses of coffea arabica to attack of. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. An melanococcus viridis in nahilalakip ha genus nga melanococcus, ngan familia nga pseudococcidae. Evidence for hyperparasitism of coffee rust hemileia. Coccus viridis green is an important indirect pest of coffee plants, but very little has been done to understand the factors that contribute most for its biological control in the field. General biology and current management approaches of soft. Effects of habitat fragmentation on the probability of. This study investigated direct and indirect interactions between the ant, pheidole megacephala fabr.
An melanococcus viridis in uska species han insecta nga syahan ginhulagway ni green hadton 1901. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Scale insects and mealybugs on ornamental plants1 eileen a. Vandermeer1, ivette perfecto2 1department of ecology and evolutionary biology, university of michigan, ann arbor, usa 2school of natural resources and. Commercial landscape horticulture extension, collier county fact sheet may 5, 2011 updated 011615 doug caldwell is a certified arborist and the commercial horticulture extension agent and landscape entomologist with the university of florida collier county extension service. Coccus hesperidum an overview sciencedirect topics.
European writers named the cordyceps on scale insects cordyceps pistillariiformis. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Coccus viridis infests fruit stalks and shoots, culls the fruit, and may suppress normal fruit development. Coffee pests and their management c 961 coffee pests and their management juan f. All portions of the plants are susceptible to attack. Ang coccus viridis sakop sa kahenera nga coccus sa kabanay nga coccidae.
An coccus viridis in nahilalakip ha genus nga coccus, ngan familia nga coccidae. Direct and indirect interactions between ants pheidole. Indirect damage is caused by sooty mould developing on the honeydew wyniger, 1962. It is commonly known as green scale or sometimes coffee green scale because it is a major pest of coffee crops throughout the world. Pdf a new species of coccus hemiptera, coccoidea, coccidae. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. Contribution to knowledge of the male of the green coffee coccid, coccus viridis green hemiptera.
This page was last edited on 15 september 2017, at 00. Effects of management intensity and season on arboreal ant. Population dynamics of coccus viridis, a ubiquitous ant. Benefits of trophobiosis between pheidole megacephala f. Aside from entomology related publications, he wrote two books the west 1927 and a civilisation at bay 1931, posthumously published. Soft scale cut foliage quar 6 coccus viridis green scale spanish lime quar 1 cylas formicarius sweet potato weevil sweet potato quar 61 delottococcus confusus mealybug cut flowers quar 2. Power function followed by distribution of coccus viridis in coffee bushes, but deviations due to biological forces. Coccus species affecting coffea arabica in brazil coccoideae. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. The pest risk assessment pra, importation of fresh mango fruit mangifera indica l. One of the bestknown in this family is coccus viridis, also known as coffee scale or green scale.
Autoethnography and autobiography in geographical research. They correspond to an evaluation of the biological importance of the host plant for the pest concerned, together with the economic importance of this plant for the eppo region. Ang coccus sakop sa kabanay nga coccidae matang nga nahiubos. This pest was first found in florida near davie, broward county in may 1942, by state plant board grove inspectors, and is now well established in south florida. Coccus viridis fernald, 1903 lecanium viride green, 1889. Bastiaan, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Both syd and his brother jack smith gained invaluable knowledge from observing bird behaviour as youngsters in countryside australia. Your use of this pdf, the bioone web site, and all posted and.
The effect of subnormal concentrations of insecticides in. Nymphs, or immature green scales are oval, flat and yellowish green in color, and have six short legs. Coccus viridis green, western samoa williams and watson, 1990. Pagka karon wala pay siak nga nalista ubos niini niya. Other species of wax scales include tree dwellers like the cottony maple scale pulvinaria innumerabilis or the calico scale eulecanium cerasorum. Lecanium viride green, 1937 lecanium hesperidum newstead, 1906 lecanium viride green, 1889. Publications from mexico coffee project vandermeer lab. Espesye sa insekto nga una nga gihulagway ni green ni adtong 1889 ang coccus viridis. An coccus viridis in uska species han insecta nga syahan ginhulagway ni green hadton 1889. In some genera they possess legs but in others, they do not, and the antennae may be shortened or missing.