Citrus farming is a major source of revenue for large and small-scale farmers in Kenya. production confronted with threats from pests diseases. Surveys citrus farms Kilifi, Kwale, Machakos Makueni counties, Kenya July/August (dry season) November/December (wet season), 2019 were conducted to identify scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) attacking the trees (Sapindales: Rutaceae), their related...

The croton scale Phalacrococcus howertoni Hodges & Hodgson gen. nov., sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Coccidae), was first found in Florida, USA. This has become a pest because of its high reproductive rate and production sooty mold. Here, we evaluated predation potential the predatory beetle, Thalassa montezumae Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), as biological control agent. To our knowledge, this ...