A MULTI-CONTRIBUTORS DATABASE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF THE DIASPIDIDAE. The difficulties of studying the Diaspididae from an Agricultural Entomology point of view are recognized by the authors. A “multi-contributors” database, which includes all aspects of biological control, host-plant interactions, world distribution and taxonomy, is submitted for the attention of researchers engaged in the control of armoured scale insect pests. The database will be available before the end of 1999 by a link on the Scale Insect Forum (http://193.204.185.103/scaleinfo/scale.htm)
