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Glycaspis brimblecombei
A minute scale insect densely covering the leaf with white or pale yellow scales. The scales leave a messy wet looking substance over the leaf. This spotting includes an ant that feeds on the sugary honeydew produced by the lerps and a cluster of eggs.
Glycaspis brimblecombei - Red Gum Lerp Psyllid http://bugguide.net/node/view/270868
Spotted on Feb 7, 2012
Submitted on Feb 7, 2012
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Here is an intetresting link http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES...