Oceanaspidiotus araucariae (Adachi and Fullaway)

This armored scale insect has been introduced recently into Florida from Hawaii. The shipment of host plants consisted of 12,500 Araucaria heterophylla (Salish.) Franco (=A. excelsa), Norfolk Island pine, and apparently 5,000 of these plants have been distributed in commerce. Control procedures are underway in an attempt to eliminate this insect from Florida.