California red scale
even die. The stem can also be severely infected and appear completely covered with shields, especially in the case of young citrus. Young trees can suffer [...] body. The female’s shield measures approximately 2 mm in diameter, male covers are more elongated, smaller and paler. Red scales are ovoviviparous: they [...] their mouthparts to start feeding, they produce a white, waxy, and cottony cover, forming the typical appearance of the shield after they first moult. A few