U.S. Department of Agriculture, N/A 2024 Thursday, November 21, 2024 Notification: First report of the armored scale Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in India. PestLens

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Notes: During surveys from 2012 to 2021, the armored scale Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) was found infesting cultivated Dracaena sp., Dieffenbachia sp., Aglaonema sp., and Areca catechu (betel palm) plants in India. This is the first report of L. laterochitinosa in India.