(Homoptera: Coccidae)
Issue No. 165
G. W. Dekle
March, 1976
Introduction
Green scale, Coccus viridis (Green), an insect pest of citrus and other plants, is found out-of-doors and in greenhouses in Florida. This pest was first found in Florida near Davie, Broward county in May 1942, by State Plant Board grove inspectors, and is now well established in south Florida.