Wakgari, W.M., & Giliomee, J.H. 1998a Description of the stages of the white wax-scale, Ceroplastes destructor Newstead (Homoptera: Coccidae).. African Entomology 6(2): 303-316.

Notes: Ceroplastes destructor has recently increased in numbers and distribution in some Easy-peel (Citrus reticulata orchards in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Characteristics of the immature and adult females are described and illustrated from field-collected and slide-mounted specimens. A key to the different stages is provided. The biology and morphometric characteristics useful for separating the stages are discussed.