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MR. T. H. C. TAYLOR has recently prepared a lengthy paper describing biological methods of controlling the scale insect Aspidiotus destructor in Fiji. From the economic point of view, this pest causes extensive damage in Fiji to coconuts, bananas, ‘yagona’ and avocado. The present paper deals more especially with the insect in relation to the copra industry, of which it is a most serious enemy.
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Imms, A. Biological Control of Coconut Scale in Fiji* Successful Introduction of a Coccinellid Beetle. Nature 136, 94 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136094a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136094a0