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WHITE PEACH SCALE Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
(Targioni-Tozzetti) -- Homoptera, Diaspididae (Contacts) ----- CLICK on Photo to enlarge &
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scale is a polyphagous species of almost cosmopolitan distribution. It is believed to have originated in the
Far East, but has invaded many tropical and subtropical regions of the world,
was well as certain temperate regions (Simmonds 1958). Introduced into Bermuda in 1917, the white
peach scale by 1920 threatened oleander, Nerium
oleander L. with extinction
(Bennett & Hughes 1959). Natural
enemies were sought in Italy and the United States. Aphytis diaspidis (Howard) from Italy
immediately reduced white peach scale densities to a substantial control
level (Howard 1912, Bastine 1913, Berlese 1909, 1913, 1915, 1960; Bennett
& Hughes 1959, Dahlsten & Hall 1999). Several years later, resurgence of white peach scale was
observed in certain areas, and these outbreaks were subsequently found to be
associated with the interference of road dust with the activity of P. berlesei. Tarring
the roads usually resulted in the reestablishment of control (Malenotti 1927,
1931). Later investigations suggested
that other natural enemies, such as predatory coccinellids, the
ectoparasitoid Aphytis diaspidis (Howard), and the
endoparasitoid Archenomus orientalis Silvestri had been
more effective than P. berlesei in control (Silvestri
1939). But most workers believed that
P. berlesei was the main factor in control in Italy. In
South America P. berlesei was as spectacular a
parasitoid as it was in Europe.
Formerly heavily infested orchards were practically cleaned up and the
scale ceased to be a serious pest. In
Argentina the introduced predator, Lindorus
lophanthae (Blaisd.) and
certain native species were recorded as useful, but the successful control of
the pest was attributed mainly to P.
berlesei. In Puerto Rico Chilocorus cacti
was so efficient that it completely eliminated white peach scale as well as
several other scale insects and then disappeared from the island due to lack
of food. The predator was last seen
in Puerto Rico in 1943. By 1955,
heavy infestations of white peach scale were again observed (Wolcott 1958.
1960). Please
also see the following for additional information on host and natural enemy
biologies and biological control (Marlatt 1902, 1906; Silvestri 1908, 1909,
1915, 1939; Berlese 1909. 1913, 1915, 1916; Berlese 1911, 1915, 1916; Salvadores
1913, Anonymous 1914, Bolle 1914, Gustine 1913, Bolle 1914, 1916; Freire
1915, Barroetavena & Girola 1916a,b; Gallardo 1916, Voglino 1916,
Poutiers 1919, Ogilvie 1926, Malenotti 1927, 1931; Howard 1930, Ferris 1937,
Bartlett 1938, Lopes 1920, Campos-Novaes 1922, Lepage 1942, Grandi 1951,
Monti 1955, Simmonds 1955, 1958a,b; Bennett 1956, Clausen 1956, Rubtzov 1957,
Bennett & Brown 1958, Benassy 1957, 1958a,b; Benassy & Bianchi 1957,
Wolcott 1958, 1960; Bennett & Hughes 1959, Franz 1961, Shchepetilnikova &
Chumakova 1964, Smith 1965). REFERENCES: [Additional
references may be found at: MELVYL Library ] Anonymous. 1914.
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A. 1938. The introduction
into Puerto Rico of a parasite of the white scale of papaya. Puerto Rico Agric. Expt. Sta., Agric. Notes.
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C. 1957. Influence du facteur "Exposition" sur la répartition
des microhyménoptéres parasites de Coccoidea-Diaspididae. Entomophaga 2: 283-91. Benassy,
C. 1958a.
Prospaltella berlesei How. (Hym.:
Aphelinidae) et son efficacite pratique en France vis-a-vis de Pseudaulacapsis pentagona Targ. (Hom.:
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