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Long Tailed Mealy Bugs

Pseudococcus Longispinus

Description:

As seen here under my microscope the body presents as small and covered in a thin wax like film. Hair like projects appear as well as long thin wax like tails.

Habitat:

Orchards and Farmland while the current specimen presented on a tree fern in an urban garden. Clearly able to feed on all parts of the plant.

Notes:

Considered a pest

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Michael Strydom
Spotted by
Michael Strydom

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Nov 21, 2015
Submitted on Feb 15, 2016

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