Investigation on scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) on ornamental plants in Kayseri province

This study was conducted to determination of Coccomorpha (Coccidae, Diaspididae and Pseudococcidae) species on ornamental plants in park, road plantation and landscape areas in districts of Kayseri Province in Turkey between the years 2013-2015. At the end of the study, seven species of Coccidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha), six species of Diaspididae, and two of Pseudococcidae, total of fifteen species were determined. These species are Eulecanium ciliatum (Douglas), Eulecanium tiliae (Linnaeus), Pathenolecanium corni (Bouché), Pathenolecanium pesicae (Fabricius), Physokermes piceae (Schrank), Pulvinaria vitis (Linnaeus), Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Fonscolombe), (Coccidae) Chionaspis salicis (Linnaeus), Diaspidiotus armenicus (Borchsenius), Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (Curtis), Lepidosaphes malicola (Borchsenius), Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (TargioniTozzetti), Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) (Diaspididae), Planococcus vovae (Nasanov), Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuwana) (Pseudococcidae)