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Some Form Of Soft Scale Insects?
Copyright © 2010 Jon Hart

Some Form Of Soft Scale Insects?
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
October 17, 2010
Size: unrecorded
Found on pine tree. I noticed a couple of carpenter ants being very solicitous of a bud on the end of a twig. I *didn't* notice the odd growths until I got a good look on the monitor hours later. I went back yesterday and found more, differently colored, and the ants are nowhere to be seen. I guess they just stopped off for a quick bite.

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Some Form Of Soft Scale Insects? Some Form Of Soft Scale Insects? Some Form Of Soft Scale Insects?
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Contributed by Jon Hart on 19 October, 2010 - 4:46pm
Last updated 31 October, 2010 - 10:12am

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Moved from ID Request.
… Jon Hart, 31 October, 2010 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

scale: input from Isabelle Vea
"This is obviously a Coccidae (the red dot like is actually 2 rectangular plates that is characteristic of Coccidae). Identification to the genus coming soon"
… v belov, 28 October, 2010 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

The ants are Camponotus casta
The ants are Camponotus castaneus. Not sure on the scale insect.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 20 October, 2010 - 12:24am login or register to post comments

Great picture--
I love those moments of computer monitor surprise!
… Gacko, 19 October, 2010 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

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