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a) underside of scale showing female and eggs, x24 b) scale upperside, x24 c) female scales on twig d) male scale, x12 e) male scales on twig. Female scale insects in more advanced families develop from the egg through a first instar (crawler) stage and a second instar stage before becoming adult. In more primitive families there is an ...
Wax scale, Ceroplastes cirripediformis. The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. The females are flat with elongated oval bodies and a smooth integument which may be covered with wax.
Other species damage sugarcane, grapes, pineapple (Jahn et al. 2003), coffee trees, cassava, ferns, cacti, gardenias, papaya, mulberry, sunflower and orchids. Mealybugs only tend to be serious pests in the presence of ants because the ants protect them from predators and parasites. [ 2 ]
Orchid blooms drop off eventually from natural causes, of course, but if the flowers are falling off prematurely, there may be a problem. 1. Sudden Temperature Changes.
Euglossa dilemma (green orchid bee) [140] Glycaspis brimblecombei (Red gum lerp psyllid) [141] Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin ladybird) [142] Heterotermes cardini (West Indian subterranean termite) [133] Hypogeococcus pungens (Cactus mealybug) [143] Icerya purchasi (Cottony cushion scale) [144] Incisitermes minor (Western drywood termite) [133]
Sympodial orchids grow from a rhizome or bulb and have multiple root systems. Cattleyas and oncidiums fall into this orchid category. They march across their pots, growing horizontally and ...
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Lobate lac scale insects infest at least 94 species of native trees in Florida, particularly the wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco), and buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus). Severe infestations can kill trees and shrubs, and dense infestations have been found in hardwood hammocks which are defined by the diversity of trees.