“…In studies carried out in cultivated and non-cultivated areas in Türkiye, 72 Coccid species belonging to 30 genera have been identified so far (Ülgentürk et al, 2022). In addition, the studies conducted in fruit production areas in different geographical regions of Türkiye have revealed that many of Coccid species belonging to genera such as Anapulvinaria Borchsenius, 1952, Ceroplastes Gray, 1828, Coccus L., 1785, Didesmococcus Borchsenius,1953, Eulecanium Cockerell, 1893, Filippia Targioni Tozzetti, 1868, Palaeolecanium Šulc, 1908, Parthenolecanium Šulc, 1908, Saissetia Deplanche, 1859, Sphaerolecanium Šulc, 1908 cause damage on different fruit tree species and, they can cause economic losses if they are not kept under control (Altay et al, 1972;Öncüer, 1974;Soylu, 1976;İren, 1977;Kozar et al, 1979;Ecevit et al, 1987;Kılıç & Aykaç, 1989;Erol & Yaşar, 1996;Özgökçe et al, 1999;Bolu & Uygun, 2003;Kumral & Kovancı, 2004;Zeki et al, 2004;Özgen & Bolu, 2009;Ülgentürk et al, 2009;Bolu, 2012;Kaçar et al, 2012;Akşit & Apak, 2013;Yiğit, 2013;Ayaz et al, 2015;Kaplan & Turanlı, 2016;Şimşek & Bolu, 2017;Gülmez et al, 2022).…”