Essa, M.H., & Alnomani, K.A.A. 2023 Field survey of fig wax scale insect Ceroplastes rustic L. (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in fig fields of Al-Kifl district/Babylon Governorate and study the effect of some environmental factors on egg hatching. Bionatura 4.8(1): 1-11
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Notes: The widespread of C. rusci was confirmed by a field survey, which showed that all parts of the fig plant were infected with the insect. There are two peaks of increasing the number of C. rusci in the studied area. The highest was in October, when all studied fields in the Al-Kifl district had been infected; the other peak was June. This study also emphasizes the effect of removing incubating insects from trees, as the eggs under the insect will die because of extreme temperature and dryness.
