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scale insect

Coccidae sp.

Description:

Brown bump of an insect attached strongly to indoor plants, withering the branches and leaves. They infested a jade plant and a spider plant when they were left outdoors, but the plants are both old and need repotting and get water stressed often.

Habitat:

Temperate coastal rainforest, infesting indoor plants.

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lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

Some type of scale insect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_insec...

shebebusynow
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shebebusynow

Oregon, USA

Spotted on Apr 2, 2011
Submitted on Apr 6, 2011

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