A field identification key to the scale insects of Iran
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Masoumeh
Moghaddam
1
(مربی پژوهش مؤسسهی تحقیقات گیاهپزشکی کشور، بخش تحقیقات ردهبندی حشرات)
Keywords: Iran, Scale insects, Coccoidea, field guide key, microscopic slide,
Abstract :
The scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) are one of the important economical pests of crops. It is almost impossible to identify these insects without of microscopic slide preparation. However, herewith, a field guide key is provided for 13 families of scale insects that have already been reported from Iran. Different methods for specimen collecting and also microscopic slide preparation have been explained as well.
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