Cottony Cushion Scale? - Icerya purchasi

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Copyright © 2006 Peter Hollinger

Cottony Cushion Scale? - Icerya purchasi

Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Size: 5mm (body, not cushion)

Photographed July 27, 2006 on a potted lemon tree. Icerya purchasi?
Wider view here.

Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 27 July, 2006 - 5:54pm
Last updated 13 August, 2006 - 9:18pm

Moved to guide

- great shot!
I wonder about the fact that it was on an indoor plant - thus perhaps creating a misleading impression on the data map about the range of this species - should we move the date to the comments section? Anyone?

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 13 August, 2006 - 8:56pm

Removed date

Thanks, Hannah. I moved the date to the comment section.

… Peter Hollinger, 13 August, 2006 - 9:20pm

They think of everything...

Not just a subtropical tree, but subtropical pests- for the complete experience... :)

… Chuck Entz, 27 July, 2006 - 7:43pm

CCS - yes

it is. Nothing else like it in North America.

… Donald S. Chandler, 27 July, 2006 - 6:45pm

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