Symptoms of damage:

• The infested region in bark becomes reddish pink
• Purple discolouration on fruits
• Infested shoots – loss of vigour and death of young tree or branches

 Identification of the pest:

• Female: Round, slightly convex with a black pustule
• Male: Linear

Management:

• Select nursery stock free scale infestation
• Summer spray with phosalone 50 EC 0.05%
• Winter spray with diesel oil emulsion at 8-12 l/ tree (diesel oil 4.5 l, soap 1 kg, water 54 -72 l)
• Encourage the activity of parasitoids: Prospaltella perniciosi and Aspidiotophagus sp
• Field release of coccinellid, Chilocorus circumdatus predator