California red scale
the saliva that they inject when feeding is very toxic to plant tissue. California red scale feeds by inserting its mouthpart into the plant tissue and sucking [...] goes through the pre-pupal and pupal stages under its cover, before emerging as a winged adult. Then, it locates the female by her pheromones and mates. [...] California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) belongs to the Diaspididae family and is a pest found worldwide, mainly in citrus, but also in fig, cotton, mango,