Chionaspis pinifoliae (Fitch)
From Entomology Circulars.
Chionaspis pinifoliae (Fitch), pine needle scale, is a common pest of conifers, especially in urban environments and Christmas tree farms. This insect is considered one of the most serious pests of ornamental pines in the U.S., …read more
Thysanofiorinia leei (Diaspididae: Coccomorpha: Hemiptera) lychee leei scale
From Entomology Circulars.
Samples of Thysanofiornia leei Williams were submitted by Shannan Webb (FDACS-DPI) on February 28 and April 16, 2019 from Broward County (E2019-1545, E2019-1961). These were identified as a new U.S. continental record and confirmed by Dr. …read more
Phantasma Scale Field Detection and Potential Host Plants of Fiorinia phantasma Cockerell & Robinson
From Entomology Circulars.
Fiorinia phantasma Cockerell & Robinson (Diaspididae: Hemiptera), phantasma scale, is a significant pest of nursery plants, particularly of ornamental palms. The scale has been transported to new localities by movement of live nursery stock (Ahmed and Miller 2018). …read more
First Florida State Record of Chrysomphalus bifasciculatus Ferris
From Entomology Circulars.
Chrysomphalus bifasciculatus Ferris (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), false Florida red scale, was first found in California in 1938 (Ferris 1938). Since then, it is known in 12 U.S. states (Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia), two of which border Florida. …read more
First continental record of Melanaspis leivasi Costa Lima
From Entomology Circulars.
Melanaspis leivasi Costa Lima (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) is known from Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama (Lepage and Giannotti 1943; Deitz and Davidson 1986), and is not known to occur in the United States. …read more
Poliaspoides formosana (Takahashi)
From Entomology Circulars.
The armored scale genus Poliaspoides MacGillivray contains four species, three of which are thus far recorded exclusively from various bamboo species (Poaceae) (Ulgenturk and Pellizzari 2013). The genus appears to be an Oriental and/or Australasian endemic, but P. …read more
Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa Green
From Entomology Circulars.
Lepidosaphes laterochitinosa, an armored scale insect, was intercepted twice in Florida during 1987 on Aglaonema spp. from the Philippine Islands. In both cases the insects were alive. This scale insect is not known to occur in Florida; therefore, steps were taken to insure that it did not become established. …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
White peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targ.-Tozz.)
From Entomology Circulars.
White peach scale also has been referred to as white scale and West Indian peach scale. It is one of the most economically important scale insects in the Southeastern United States. It is native to Italy and has a widespread distribution in southern Europe as well as the West Indies (Paddock 1978). …read more
Plumose Scale, Morganella longispina (morgan)
From Entomology Circulars.
Plumose scale, Morganella longispina (Morgan) was intercepted several times in 1964 on citrus from Haiti by the Division of Plant Industry (Dekle, 1964). Last year this scale insect was collected by the USDA-APHIS on Dodge Island, the port area of Miami. …read more
Opuntiaspis Philococcus (Cockerell)
From Entomology Circulars.
Opuntiaspis philococcus (Cockerell) was originally described as Mytilaspis philococcus by Cockerell (1893:252) on cactus from Mexico. The taxonomy of this genus is somewhat unstable, but it appears there are possibly 3 species; Opuntiaspis carinata (Cockerell) which occurs on Beaucarnea recurvata Lem. …read more
Latania Scale, Hemiberlesia Lataniae (Signoret)
From Entomology Circulars.
Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret) was originally described as Aspidiotus lataniae by Signoret (1869:124) from a fan palm in the genus Latania. This scale insect is one of the most common pests from tropical to temperate regions of the world. …read more
Opuntiaspis Carinata (Cockerell)
From Entomology Circulars.
Opuntiaspis carinata (Cockerell) was recently collected in Florida for a new continental U.S. record. Apparently the infested plants were shipped to Florida from Mexico via Texas 2 or 3 years ago. In past years, USDA inspectors have intercepted this armored scale insect several times from Guatemala and Mexico. …read more
Black Parlatoria Scale, Parlatoria Ziziphi (Lucas)
From Entomology Circulars.
Black parlatoria scale or ebony scale, Parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas), is one of 5 species of Parlatoria known to attack citrus. Delucchi (1975) reported this scale as the only truly monophagous species attacking citrus. …read more
Camellia Mining Scale, Duplaspidiotus Claviger (Cockerell)
From Entomology Circulars.
Camellia mining scale, Duplaspidiotus claviger (Cockerell) (fig. 1 ), an armored scale, was described from specimens infesting twigs of Camellia sp. Collected in the botanic gardens, Durban, Natal, South Africa in 1901. The first collection of this plant parasite in continental United States was from Camellia sasanqua Thunb. …read more
Tea Scale, Fiorinia Theae Green
From Entomology Circulars.
Since tea scale is almost always restricted to the lower surface of host leaves, it often goes unnoticed until much of the lower leaf surface is covered (fig. 1.b), and symptoms begin to appear on the upper surface (fig. …read more
False Oleander Scale Pseudaulacaspis Cockerelli (Cooley)
From Entomology Circulars.
False oleander scale, an armored scale, was first found in Florida at Meade Gardens, Winter Park, Orange County, by J. R. Springer on sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana L.) in 1942. This scale formerly was referred to as magnolia white scale (Phenacaspis natalensis Ckll.) …read more
Florida Armored Scale Insects
From Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas.
Florida Armored Scale Insects is the third volume of an irregularly appearing publication Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas, relating to the insects and other arthropods. Neighboring land areas include the southeastern United States, Bahama Islands, the West Indies, and land areas in and near the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. …read more
