COTTONY-CUSHION SCALE


Meaning of COTTONY-CUSHION SCALE in English

Icerya purchasi , order Homoptera) that is a pest especially of California {{link=citrus">citrus trees.

The adult lays bright red eggs in a distinctive large white mass that juts out from a twig. Distributed worldwide, cottony-cushion scale is found on many other plants, including acacia, pittosporum, and willow. Australian ladybird beetles (see ladybug ), a natural enemy, have been imported to keep it from destroying the California citrus industry.

Cottony-cushion scales ( Icerya purchasi , magnified)

Robert C. Hermes

The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers

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