Tectococcus ovatus

Tectococcus ovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Eriococcidae
Genus:	Tectococcus
Species:	T. ovatus'
Binomial name
	Tectococcus ovatus'; Hempel, 1900

Tectococcus ovatus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), also called the Brazilian Scale, is a scale insect in the family Eriococcidae. It is most widely known for being a potential biological control agent for Psidium cattleyanum (strawberry guava) in Florida, and Hawaii. The insect forms leaf galls on strawberry guava. Extensive testing has shown that this species is very host-specific.

References

↑ Vitorino, Marcelo D.; Pedrosa-Macedo, José Henrique & Smith, Clifford W. (2000). "The biology of Tectococcus ovatus Hempel (Heteroptera: Eriococcidae) and its potential as a biocontrol agent of Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae)". In Spencer, Neal R. (ed.). Proceedings of the X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University.
↑ Wessels, Frank J., James P. Cuda, M. Tracy Johnson and José Henrique Pedrosa-Macedo. 2007. Host specificity of Tectococcus ovatus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), a potential biological control agent of the invasive strawberry guava, Psidium cattleyanum (Myrtales: Myrtaceae), in Florida. BioControl. Volume 52, Number 4 / August, 2007.
↑ "Strawberry Guava Biocontrol: Restoring natural balance to Hawaii's forests and watersheds with the help of a bug". Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project. 23 June 2010.
↑ Today, Entomology (2025-08-06). "Drones Prove Optimal in Spreading Gall Insects to Control Invasive Trees in Hawai'i". Entomology Today. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
↑ "Biocontrol of Strawberry Guava by its Natural Control Agent for Preservation of Native Forests in the Hawaiian Islands: draft environmental assessment" (PDF). State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources. June 2010. p. 27.

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[1] Vitorino, Marcelo D.; Pedrosa-Macedo, José Henrique & Smith, Clifford W. (2000). "The biology of Tectococcus ovatus Hempel (Heteroptera: Eriococcidae) and its potential as a biocontrol agent of Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae)". In Spencer, Neal R. (ed.). Proceedings of the X International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University.

[wesselsetal2007-2] Wessels, Frank J., James P. Cuda, M. Tracy Johnson and José Henrique Pedrosa-Macedo. 2007. Host specificity of Tectococcus ovatus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), a potential biological control agent of the invasive strawberry guava, Psidium cattleyanum (Myrtales: Myrtaceae), in Florida. BioControl. Volume 52, Number 4 / August, 2007.

[strawberryguavabiocontroldotorg-3] "Strawberry Guava Biocontrol: Restoring natural balance to Hawaii's forests and watersheds with the help of a bug". Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project. 23 June 2010.

[o199-4] Today, Entomology (2025-08-06). "Drones Prove Optimal in Spreading Gall Insects to Control Invasive Trees in Hawai'i". Entomology Today. Retrieved 2025-08-06.

[sgbiocontrolhawaiiea2010-5] "Biocontrol of Strawberry Guava by its Natural Control Agent for Preservation of Native Forests in the Hawaiian Islands: draft environmental assessment" (PDF). State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources. June 2010. p. 27.