Diaspidiotus perniciosus
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Diaspidiotus perniciosus on almond (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive, USDA Agricultural Research Service - IPM Images
Source: United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive, USDA Agricultural Research Service - IPM Images
Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock, 1881) - (San José scale)
The scale is a serious pest of many types of fruits plants (mainly Rosaceae) with a world-wide distribution. The host plants include apple, pear, plum, peach, cherry and currant.
Synonyms:
Comstockaspis perniciosus
Quadraspidiotus perniciosus
Aspidiotus perniciosus
| Vernacular names | |
|---|---|
| • Deutsch: | San-Jose-Schildlaus Kalifornische Schildlaus |
| • English: | San José scale pernicious scale |
| • Español: | cochinilla de San José cochinilla escamosa |
| • Français: | cochenille de San José pou de San-José |
| • Português: | piolho-de-são-josé |
For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.
- Other images of Diaspidiotus perniciosus (IPM Images and PaDIL - click to enlarge)
graphic of Diaspidiotus perniciosus on apple
rostrum
side margin
pygidium
