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Copyright © 2007
Kevin Hall
Soft Scale
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
November 10, 2007
I know it's not an insect. It's not a slug (I'm pretty sure), but what is it? Any ideas?
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Contributed by
Kevin Hall
on 9 December, 2007 - 11:32am
Last updated 18 November, 2008 - 3:56am
Moved
Moved from
Scales and Mealybugs
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Charley Eiseman
, 18 November, 2008 - 3:56am
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Scales (Coccoidea)?
How about Scales (Coccoidea)
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John R. Maxwell
, 9 December, 2007 - 12:00pm
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I love this place
Thanks, John!! I knew this was the right place to ask even though this wasn't an insect (well, actually, it turns out I'm even more ignorant than I thought and it IS an insect!)
Are scales specific to the species of plants they parasitize? If I'd peeled it off the stem, would I have seen the insect(s) underneath?
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Kevin Hall
, 9 December, 2007 - 12:20pm
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Whitefly or psyllid nymph?
Just to caution that there are some psyllid and whitefly nymphs (and pseudopupae) that strongly resemble scale insects.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 14 December, 2007 - 12:33pm
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Information page
I just added a few links to the
Scale insects
information pages. You should be able to find out a little more there.
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Beatriz Moisset
, 9 December, 2007 - 4:04pm
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Not an expert
I know very little, I went to Wikipedia to read about them after I posted. Maybe someone else will comment?
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John R. Maxwell
, 9 December, 2007 - 12:40pm
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