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2. Cryptococcus fagisuga - Wikipedia

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   Cryptococcus fagisuga, commonly known as the beech scale or woolly beech scale, is a felted scale insect in the superfamily Coccoidea that infests beech trees of the genus Fagus. It is associated with the transmission of beech bark disease [ 3 ] because the puncture holes it makes in the bark allow entry of pathogenic fungi which have been ...

3. Aonidiella orientalis - Wikipedia

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   Infested twigs, branches, and shoots can be removed from trees, slowing the spread of the scale. Pesticides have been used, but are less popular now as attention turns to biological pest control. There are many natural enemies of the scale which can be reared and released in infested orchards, reducing scale populations. [1]

4. Scale insect - Wikipedia

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   Cottony cushion scale: the pest that launched a pest control revolution; Diaspididae of the World; Scale Insect Forum Archived 2020-09-30 at the Wayback Machine; Scales of southeastern U.S. woody ornamentals; On the University of Florida / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Featured Creatures website: Ceroplastes rubens, red wax scale

5. Aonidiella aurantii - Wikipedia

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   Aonidiella aurantii or red scale is an armored scale insect and a major pest of citrus. It is thought to be a native of South China [1] but has been widely dispersed by the agency of man through the movement of infected plant material. In the United States it is known as California red scale. It was first found in California between 1868 and ...

6. Biological pest control - Wikipedia

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   Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, whether pest animals such as insects and mites, weeds, or pathogens affecting animals or plants by using other organisms. [1] It relies on predation , parasitism , herbivory , or other natural mechanisms, but typically also involves an active human management role.

7. Coccus hesperidum - Wikipedia

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   Coccus hesperidum is a soft scale insect in the family Coccidae with a wide host range. It is commonly known as brown soft scale. It has a cosmopolitan distribution and feeds on many different host plants. It is an agricultural pest, particularly of citrus and commercial greenhouse crops.