Aspidiotus destructor Signoret, 1869

Malumphy, Chris, 2014, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3846 (1), pp. 69-86 : 74

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14008822
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scientific name	Aspidiotus destructor Signoret
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Aspidiotus destructor Signoret View in CoL — coconut or transparent scale

Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 71 families; a pest of coconut, banana, mango and many ornamentals, particularly palms. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1966b) and Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata ).

Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay , abundant on Cocos nucifera , 16.viii.2013 . Intercepted in the UK (Herefordshire, nursery), on Dypsis lutescens , 30.viii.1993, 9.ix.1993 and 15.ix.1993, leg. Hardy.