Coccus viridis (Green, 1889)

Fornazier, M. J., Martins, D. S., Fanton, C. J. & Benassi, V. L. R. M., 2019, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN CONILON COFFEE, Conilon coffee - The Coffea canephora produced in Brazil, Vitória, ES, Brasil: Incaper - Capixaba Institute for Research, Technical Assistance and Rural Extension, pp. 493-533 : 2025

Coccus viridis :

they are oval-shaped insects, flattened, with length of 2 to 3 mm, of green coloring and that suck the plants sap. They are found fixed on new branches and leaves, most notably on the main vein. They present greater attack intensity in new plants, in nurseries and until the first year of planting, when their presence is easily verified for being generally associated with ants. The young forms have legs and antennae that, over time, are atrophied, once they live in almost complete immobility. Although they reproduce parthenogenetically, sexual intercourse may also occur, both types of reproduction may happen simultaneously or separately. The young forms, of fragile structure, only move on the plants after the hardening of their skin. After its fixation, the insect perforates the leaves with its oral apparatus and begins the suction of the sap. Its appearance is more frequent in the months of November to January, in times of rain and shady terrains. The lay is composed of agglomerated eggs, of reduced size. The oviposition period is 50 days, on average. A female lays around two to three eggs a day and 150 during her lifetime. Pests are important pest in seedlings nursery.