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Glycaspis brimblecombei
Brown pyramid mound shaped organism
Massive infestation all over this Eucalyptus tree's leaves.
"Psyllids are plant-juice sucking homopterans in the insect family Psyllidae" - http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES... "The nymphs secrete a waxy protective cover called a lerp. Several whitish lerps are visible in this photograph. The nymphs also secrete large amounts of sticky honeydew on the leaves which results in blackened foliage and lerps due to the growth of sooty mold." - http://waynesword.palomar.edu/rgumlerp.h...
Spotted on Aug 31, 2011
Submitted on Aug 31, 2011
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