The white peach scale (WPS), Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Homoptera: Diaspididae), is a world wide polyphagous scale insect. It is widely distributed in north of Iran, near the Caspian Sea areas, where it is the main pest of mulberry and kiwi trees. The development and fecundity of P. pentagona were examined at different temperatures and on different hosts in the laboratory. T...

Kiwifruit is a common and popular fruit around the world. However, white peach scale (Pseudaulacaspis pentagona [Targioni-Tozzetti]), insect with wide range of hosts, seriously affects yield quality kiwifruit. To investigate differences in resistance different kiwifruit cultivars to P. pentagona, cellular structure gene expression assays were used explain mechanism. Based on stability infestati...

Irradiation was examined as a potential phytosanitary treatment to control white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Homoptera: Diaspididae), a serious quarantine pest of papaya, Carica papaya L., in Hawaii. Dose-response tests were conducted with second-stage nymphs, adult females without eggs, and adult females with eggs at a series of irradiation doses between 60 and ...