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Table 1. Grape-growing regions sampled for Coccidae in six Provinces in South Africa, their total area, approximate number of production units, number of units sampled, total number of samples collected and number of coccids found. Samples were collected between November 2005 and April 2006.
Province Grape growing region Total area (ha) No. of production units No. units sampled No. samples/unit Planococcus ficus Pseudococcus longispinus Nipaecoccus viridis Coccus hesperidum
Gauteng Gauteng 55 5 2 2 2
Limpopo Marble Hall 535 25 14 16 16
Mpumalanga Mpumalanga 40 4 2 3 2 1
North West Province North West 90 5 2 2 2
Northern Cape Lower Orange River 8,730 250 87 93 89 3 1 1
Northern Cape Upper Orange River 180 6 2 2 2
Western Cape Berg River (Paarl, Agterpaarl, Hermon) 3,210 100 57 57 53 4
Western Cape Hex River Valley 5,130 200 57 61 61
Western Cape Little Karoo 435 10 2 2 2
Western Cape Namaqualand 450 10 2 3 3
Western Cape Piketberg 1,030 30 3 4 3 1
Western Cape Stellenbosch 44 5 1 2 1 1
Western Cape Wolseley 65 5 2 2 2
Total 19,994 655 233 249 238 10 1 1
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