Cottony cushion scale
considered to have originated in Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about 1868 and devastated the citrus industry there until a natural [...] of dusky wings, The adult ‘females’ produce 500 to 2000 bright-red, oblong eggs over a period of 2 to 3 months. After leaving the egg sac, the crawlers [...] temperate regions, but is not generally a pest in these situations. Damage symptoms Cottony cushion scale is a particular pest of citrus, Acacia spp .