Unraveling the genetic structure of the coconut scale insect pest (Aspidiotus rigidus Reyne) outbreak populations in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Serrana, Joeselle M., Ishitani, Naoto, Carvajal, Thaddeus M., Almarinez, Billy Joel M., Barrion, Alberto T., Amalin, Divina M., Watanabe, Kozo
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Aspidiotus—Philippines; Coconut—Diseases and pests—Philippines; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11259
• Institution: De La Salle University

Despite the fact that massive outbreaks of the coconut scale insect pest, Aspidiotus rigidus Reyne (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) are inflicting significant economic losses to the Philippines’ coconut industry, little is known about the population and dispersal history of this invasive pest in the country...