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Chionaspis
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Copyright © 2010
Jon Hart
Chionaspis Scale Again -
Chionaspis
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
January 24, 2010
Size: 2 to 5 mm in length
Many of the Chionaspis scale insects are changing, some rather radically. Is this their final fate?
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Contributed by
Jon Hart
on 3 February, 2010 - 7:40pm
Last updated 10 February, 2010 - 2:58pm
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Charley Eiseman
, 10 February, 2010 - 2:58pm
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My guess...
I think these are mature females, which have laid eggs under their coverings and died, and are now beginning to get moldy (maybe sooty mold?). You may be able to see some egg masses (red or yellow--I don't remember which offhand) if you lift up some of the scales.
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Charley Eiseman
, 3 February, 2010 - 7:49pm
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Hmm, interesting......
I think I'll do just that-as soon as the current monsoon ends.
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Jon Hart
, 4 February, 2010 - 6:53pm
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