California red scale
a day. The crawlers are mobile and very small, so they are spread easily by the wind and birds, as well as by humans and their tools. In the hours after [...] , they tend to target young shoots and apical leaves and fruits, where they prefer to settle in small hidden spaces. After inserting their mouthparts to [...] in loss of shoots and branches. The fruit can be affected at all stages and may even die. The stem can also be severely infected and appear completely