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Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi
Field Characters: Body oval to circular; moderately convex in cross section; body green in newly formed females turning reddish brown in older females; without obvious wax covering except just before oviposition when covered with sparse mealy secretion; ovisac produced beneath and behind female, convex, often with mediodorsal goove, white, flocculent, about 1 or 2 times length of body. Occurring on succulent leaves of host. Males are common. Eggs laid inside ovisac
pic 6 shows both male pupa and female scales
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Sarah,just created a spotting.
My neighbor is talking with Lindsay wildlife.Hope that it works out for mom.When you see a nest it somehow becomes your responsibility!You start worrying and carrying!
OH MY!! I am anxiously awaiting your duckling photos!!
But, no pond? I hope she gets re-directed to one.
True.This year we are caught up with the drought situation and we had good rains.I am seeing rather unusual things like Phainopepla,GHO .Recently a Mallard laid 5 eggs in my next door neighbors front yard and has been incubating those.There is no pond in sight!
It is SPRING!! Everything is coming to LIFE!! :)