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Cottony cushion scale,Cochonilha australiana

Icerya purchasi

Description:

spotted in the leaves of a orange tree planted in the fields in the back of my house,i bring the leaf to se the evolution,never saw this species ,at list in this stage,alien http://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&...

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10 Comments

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

@Thanks Argy, Ashish and Oxyjack,for the id
@Laura there some remaining on the tree,it's like a supermarket in the garden:)
@Harsuame and Mary thanks for your nice comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

%ts like Nymph of Planthopper called as Aphid

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Grandioso

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 11 years ago

interesting spot and photos

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

It will eventually burst open like this.. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/853...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Yeah. Icerya purchasi. You need some ladybirds - Rodolia cardinalis.

LauraFlores
LauraFlores 11 years ago

Sometimes life appears in very exquisit forms!!! Beautiful, even if not good for the health of your tree... I tasted the oranges and they're good, no need to spoil them with the presence of those litle guys! ;-)

oxyjack
oxyjack 11 years ago

I believe that's a cottony cushion scale.

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

thanks Ava this was the only one that we saw,but i'am going to check the tree and erase the nasty guy's like you suggestion,thanks again

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

This looks like a scale insect. If so, it is sucking the life out of your tree. Blast them off with a strong stream of water, or wipe them off by hand.

Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Apr 16, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012

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