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Soft brown scale

Coccus hesperidum

Description:

Scale being attended to by ants. Spotted in my garden on a cabbage tree. In the second photo there are a number of nymphs as well.

Habitat:

Pest throughout South Africa.

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1 Comment

Neph
Neph 11 years ago

Interesting!

Johan Heyns
Spotted by
Johan Heyns

Lesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on May 12, 2012
Submitted on May 12, 2012

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