Bamboo pit scale, Asterolecanium bambusae (Boisduval)
From Entomology Circulars.
Asterolecanium bambusae was originally described as Chermes bambusae by Boisduval (1869:260) on Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. and B. distorta Nees from Algeria. This pit scale insect is one of the most common insects on bamboo in Florida and occurs wherever bamboo is grown. …read more
Oleander Pit Scale, Asterolecanium Pustulans (Cockerell)
From Entomology Circulars.
Oleander pit scale was described by Cockerell (1892) as Asterodiaspis pustulans and was later placed in the genus Asterolecanium by Russell (1941). Several species in the genus Asterolecanium induce the host to form pits around the scales. …read more
