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Diaspidiotus forbesi (cherry scale; Forbes scale; cherry Aspidiotus)

Synonyms: Aspidiotus fernaldi hesperius; Aspidiotus forbesi; Aspidiotus hesperius; Diaspidiotus fobesi; Diaspidiotus forbesi; Forbesaspis forbesi; Forebesaspis forbesi; Quadraspidiotus forbesi

Prey / Diet

Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore)[1]
Betula nigra (river birch)[1]
Carya illinoinensis (pecan)[1]
Chionanthus virginicus (fringetree)[1]
Cydonia oblonga (quince)[1]
Gleditsia triacanthos (honeylocusts)[1]
Ilex aquifolium (English holly)[1]
Ilex opaca (American holly)[1]
Malus pumila (Common apple)[1]
Nyssa sylvatica (blackgum)[1]
Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood)[1]
Prunus cerasus (sour cherry)[1]
Prunus domestica (plum)[1]
Prunus persica (peach)[1]
Pyrus malus[1]
Sorbus americana (American Mountain-ash)[1]

Predators

Ablerus clisiocampae[1]
Aphytis diaspidis[1]
Aphytis proclia[1]
Arrhenophagus chionaspidis[1]
Coccophagoides forbesi[1]
Coccophagoides murtfeldtae[1]
Encarsia aurantii[1]
Hemisarcoptes malus[1]
Marietta pulchella[1]
Prospaltella fasciaventris <Unverified Name>[1]
Scapheremaeus marginalis[1]
Signiphora pulchra <Unverified Name>[1]
Thyreophagus entomophagus <Unverified Name>[1]
Zygoribatula pyrostigmata <Unverified Name>[1]

Distribution

United States of America, Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico & Vieques Island, South Africa;

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Citations

Species recognized by Ben-Dov Y., Miller, German & Gimpel, , ScaleNet: Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access