Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Orchards

Oranges, a Gisborne orchard. Image - Photo: Fiona Henderson

Oranges, a Gisborne orchard. Image - Photo: Fiona Henderson

Citrus and stonefruits, feijoa

There are five different soft scale insects here:

<em>Ceroplastes destructor</em>. adult females, the one on the left is undamaged and shows the stripes of harder wax on its side. The female on the right's soft wax has been slightly squished. They are on the stem of a citrus tree.

Ceroplastes destructor Newstead

Soft wax scale
<em>Ceroplastes sinensis</em>. Left: immatures: 2nd-instars (white) and 3rd-instars (pink). Right: adult females; they have

Ceroplastes sinensis  Del Guercio

Chinese wax scale
<em>Parthenolecanium corni</em>. Adult females on a small branch of cherry.

Parthenolacanium corni (Bouche)

Brown scale
<em>Pulvinaria vitis</em>. Left: young adult female. Right: mature female with eggsac (white and fluffy). As the eggs are laid into the soft wax, the female's body is lifted up until it is about at right angles to the branch.

Pulvinaria vitis (Linnaeus)

Cottony vine scale
<em>Saissetia oleae</em>. Left: immature female. Right: mature female.

Saissetia oleae (Olivier)

Black scale or olive scale