Olive Scale
Olive scale is an armored scale and like all armored scales, resembles a small encrustation on the plant. The adult female scale is about 0.10 (2.5 mm) inch long, with a grayish, oval, waxy covering. The male scale is more elongate with a black ... [... more]
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The following images are from photographs taken by James R. Baker unless indicated otherwise. armored scales - see euonymus scale, gloomy scale, pine needle scale, tea scale, white peach scale Asian ambrosia beetles Asian ambrosia beetle ... [... more]
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Dictyospermum scale: Chrysomphalus dictyospermi
Armored scales are rarely a problem on avocados in California. Armored scales (family Diaspididae) have a flattened, slightly convex cover that at maturity is about 0.06 inch (3 mm) in diameter. This platelike cover usually can be removed to ... [... more]
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California Red Scale and Yellow Scale
UC Management Guidelines for California Red Scale and Yellow Scale on Citrus. California red scale and yellow scale are armored scales that are distributed throughout the citrus-growing regions of the state except in parts of the Coachella Valley ... [... more]
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Scientific names: Oystershell scale: Lepidosaphes ulmi
UC Management Guidelines for Armored Scales on Floriculture and Ornamental Nurseries. The protective covering over armored scales is produced by molted skins and secretions from the scale. Unlike soft scales, the protective covering can be lifted ... [... more]
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Obscure Scale
Obscure scales are important armored scales that can infest oak, hickory, walnut, maple and willow. They live on branches and twigs and use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on sap. Heavy infestations can be found on stressed oaks in ... [... more]
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Euonymus Scale
Female Euonymus scale females (about 1/16 inch long) have dark brown to gray, somewhat pear-shaped bodies. The white coverings of males are distinctly smaller and narrower. When abundant, these armored scales can completely encrust twigs and ... [... more]
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Oystershell Scale
Oystershell scale is a common armored scale that can infest more than 100 plant species. Among the common hosts are lilac, ash, dogwood, maple, and willow. Males and females are about 1/10" inch long and resemble oyster shells. Their drab, ... [... more]
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Juniper Scale
The female Juniper scale shell is a circular, flat, armored scale that attacks several species including junipers, cypress and eastern red cedar. They use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on sap. The waxy covering of the female is dirty ... [... more]
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Armored Scale Insects : Volume 4A: Armored Scale Insects ...
Binding: Digital Dewey Decimal Number: 632.752 Edition: 1 Format: Amazon Upgrade Number Of Pages: 386 Publication Date: 1990-01-01 [... more]
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Armored Scale Insects : Volume 4B: Armored Scale Insects ...
Binding: Digital Dewey Decimal Number: 632.752 Edition: 1 Format: Amazon Upgrade Number Of Pages: 688 Publication Date: 1991-02-01 [... more]
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Armored Scale Insect Pests of Trees and Shrubs ...
 Author: Douglass R. Miller Author: John A. Davidson Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 634.96752 EAN: 9780801442797 ISBN: 0801442796 Number Of Pages: 456 Publication Date: 2005-12-21 [... more]
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