California red scale
cells. If the infestation is more serious, the leaves present some characteristic yellow dots around each gravid female, which may result in loss of shoots [...] The male does not feed and lives at most for a day. The population tends to be mostly female, at a ratio of 2.6:1. [...] 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,