Psoraleococcus nr. multipori (Morrison) on mango on an Andaman island.
Bhumannavar B. S., Jacob T. K.
Author Affiliation: Division of Plant Pathology & Entomology, Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair 744 101, India.
FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 37 :134
Abstract : A species of Psoraleococcus near to P. multipori is reported damaging mango in India for the first time; it was found on Viper I. (Andaman and Nicobar Is. ) causing severe infestation during an intensive survey for insect pests of fruit crops in April 1988. The scales infested branches 2-4.5 cm in diameter, discontinuously, and remained in a thin black hollow encrustation made by ants, which remained near them constantly and thus shielded them from natural enemies.