Brown Apricot Scale
PARTHENOLECANIUM CORNI
Brown Apricot Scale
PARTHENOLECANIUM CORNI
The European Fruit Lecanium, also known as the Brown Apricot Scale belongs to a group of scale
insects known as the Soft Scales or Unarmored Scales. This species feeds on a wide range of host plants. They damage plants by sucking the juices from leaves and twigs. They grow rapidly and secretes large amounts of honeydew.
IDENTIFICATION: The adult cover is domed shaped, shiny brown, with several ridges along the back. The nymph stage of this pest is flat, spindle-shaped, and brown.
CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: HEMIPTERA
FAMILY: COCCIDAE
GENIUS: PARTHENOLECANIUM
BINOMIAL NAME: PARTHENOLECANIUM CORNI
PARTHENOLECANIUM CORNI
The European Fruit Lecanium, also known as the Brown Apricot Scale belongs to a group of scale
insects known as the Soft Scales or Unarmored Scales. This species feeds on a wide range of host plants. They damage plants by sucking the juices from leaves and twigs. They grow rapidly and secretes large amounts of honeydew.
IDENTIFICATION: The adult cover is domed shaped, shiny brown, with several ridges along the back. The nymph stage of this pest is flat, spindle-shaped, and brown.
CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: HEMIPTERA
FAMILY: COCCIDAE
GENIUS: PARTHENOLECANIUM
BINOMIAL NAME: PARTHENOLECANIUM CORNI
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