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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Scales and Mealybugs (Coccoidea) » Giant Scale Insects (Monophlebidae) » Icerya » Cottony Cushion Scale (Icerya purchasi)
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Coccoidea - Icerya purchasi - female
Copyright © 2012 Victor Engel

Coccoidea - Icerya purchasi - Female
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
November 15, 2012
At first I thought these round things with the white, draping, cottony material were bugs. But on closer examination, I think they are colonies or egg cases. I don't know too much about this sort of bug, so I'll just post some pictures from the infestation and see what people have to say about them. On this picture, I see two small individuals, that I presume are immature mealybugs or felt scale or something.

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Contributed by Victor Engel on 15 November, 2012 - 1:59pm
Last updated 28 March, 2013 - 12:52pm

Moved
Moved from Scales and Mealybugs.
… v belov, 28 March, 2013 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

Icerya sp.
It is most probably Icerya purchasi
… thecochenille, 21 March, 2013 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

Females with egg sacks
After reading up a bit, now I believe these to be adult females with egg sacks. I've also seen downy white insects flying around. I presume some of them may be adult males. I don't know if I'll be able to get a picture of them.
… Victor Engel, 16 November, 2012 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Victor Engel, 16 November, 2012 - 9:17am login or register to post comments

Reminds me of ...
Scrubbing Bubbles :)
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 16 November, 2012 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

 
Hmmm. Then maybe I souldn't t
Hmmm. Then maybe I souldn't try to get rid of them. So far I've found these on two of my roses. They're pretty, but I don't want them to hurt the roses.

Maybe this is the same thing?
… Victor Engel, 16 November, 2012 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

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