Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.), in Florida
From Entomology Circulars.
The fig wax scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.), was first discovered in Florida at several nursery and stock dealers in 1994 and 1995. It has been a pest of Ixora spp. and infrequently found on other host plants. …read more
The Genus Philephedra Cockerell, in Florida
From Entomology Circulars.
The soft scale genus Philephedra was originally described as a subgenus of Pulvinaria by Cockerell (1898), with Pulvinaria ephedrae as the type species. Cockerell (1902) later elevated the subgenus to generic level. Nakahara and Gill (1985) transferred 5 species from Lichtensia to Philephedra, and described 2 new species of Philephedra from Florida. …read more
Oceanaspidiotus araucariae (Adachi and Fullaway)
From Entomology Circulars.
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. …read more
The Soft Scale Insects Of Florida
From Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas.
This scholarly treatment of the soft scales of Florida by Hamon and Williams fulfills a need which has grown over a period of many years. It provides a reference useful both for field identification of some species of soft scales and for the accurate identification in the laboratory of all species known to occur or which are likely to be found in Florida. …read more
Green Scale, Coccus Viridis
From Entomology Circulars.
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. …read more
Key To Greenhouse Soft Scale Insects
From Entomology Circulars.
Scale insects are plant parasites. Whenever infestations become established on ornamental plants, plant quality is affected. Severe infestations found in commercial greenhouses may result in a quarantine of all infested plants. The key presented here is based on external characteristics of the soft scales and is for use with a hand lens. …read more
Tessellated Scale, Eucalymnatus Tessellatus (Signoret)
From Entomology Circulars.
Tessellated or palm scale is a soft scale that was first described in France by V. Signoret in 1873 from specimens collected on a palm he reported as Caryota ursus. The genus Eucalymnatus, according to Borchsenius, contains 17 species; 2 species are Ethiopian in origin and the remainder neotropical. …read more
Red Wax Scale (Ceroplastes Rubens Maskell)
From Entomology Circulars.
Red wax scale, Ceroplastes rubens Maskell (fig. 1) was first found in an Orange County nursery on the foliage and stem of greenhouse-grown Aglaonema pictum Var. Tricolor and A. Oblongifolium ‘Curtisii’ by the late A. …read more
