Aspidiotus destructor Signoret — coconut or transparent scale

Cosmopolitan, restricted to indoor plantings in cooler temperate regions; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 71 families; a pest of coconut, banana, mango and many ornamentals, particularly palms. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1966b) and Malumphy (2012, on Annona muricata).

Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay, abundant on Cocos nucifera, 16.viii.2013 . Intercepted in the UK (Herefordshire, nursery), on Dypsis lutescens, 30.viii.1993, 9.ix.1993 and 15.ix.1993, leg. Hardy.