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PARLATORIA CAMELLIAE Comstock DETECTION ON
CAMELLIA IN GALICIA
In 2007 a new
scale insect species was added to the high diversity of species present in
Galicia belonging to this super-family. This species is Parlatoria
camelliae, diaspine with purple females and oval shields, flat shape and
white-greyish to brown coloration. So far, apart from the detection of the
pest, no damage was observed on the colonized species. This species impedes
plant organ respiration due to the shields and for the emission of a toxic
saliva for the plant
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Females and
symptoms of the scale insect on camellia leaf |
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