Aonidiella aurantii ( Maskell, 1879 )

Mille, Christian, Henderson, Rosa C., Cazères, Sylvie & Jourdan, Hervé, 2016, Checklist of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) of New Caledonia, Zoosystema 38 (2), pp. 129-176 : 136

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2016n2a1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4579112
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scientific name	Aonidiella aurantii ( Maskell, 1879 )
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Aonidiella aurantii ( Maskell, 1879) View in CoL

Aspidiotus aurantii Maskell, 1879: 199 View in CoL .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — La Foa County (Nili), 4.IV.2005, on leaves of Cycas spp.; same loc., 11.VIII.2008, on leaves of C. revoluta , both C. Mille coll., Rosa C. Henderson det. ( NZAC, CXMNC).

PUBLISHED RECORDS IN NEW CALEDONIA. — Cohic (1956, 1958a).

DISTRIBUTION IN NEW CALEDONIA.— Grande Terre (La Foa County).

HOST- PLANTS IN NEW CALEDONIA. — Polyphagous, but prefers Citrus spp. (including all species and cultivars). Also known on Cycas spp. and Musa spp. ( Cohic 1956). It can be also observed on Annona spp., Passiflora spp. ( Mille 2011) and Rosa spp. ( Cohic 1958a).

OTHER RECORDS. — Occurs in most citrus -growing areas of the world.

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS.— Aphytis chrysomphali Mercet, 1912 ; A. lignanensis Compere, 1955 ( Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae ) and Compariella bifasciata Howard, 1906 ( Hymenoptera : Encyrtidae ).

NOTES. — The California Red Scale in New Caledonia probably originated from infested Citrus fruits imported from Australia. This species is a major economic pest in Citrus orchards, associated with leaf discoloration, branch die-back and fruit infestation.