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- The scale insects in this family induce distinctive gall on plants, either
occur on stems or on leaves.
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- Eucalyptus gall 1
 - ? sp., dia 3-5mm
- This gall is common on ironbark gum leaves.
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- Eucalyptus gall 2
 - ? sp., dia 2-4mm
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- Eucalyptus gall 3
 - ? sp., dia 5-6mm
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- Prickly Pear Cochineal
 - Dactylopius opuntiae
- In mid summer one of the Hibiscus plants in
our backyard was heavily infected by the pink soft body insects, as the above
pictures. We noticed that there were already the Mealybug
Ladybird beetles feeding on them. Then we expected the scale insect
infection problem will be fixed very soon. Yes, few weeks later, the scale
insects were down to unnoticeable level.
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- They are also known as Hard Scales. They are elongated white scale.
Females have the hard scale cover. Males are free living.
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- Armoured Scale on gum leaf
 - ? sp., female and group of male (length 3mm)
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- Reference:
- 1. A
field guide to insects in Australia - By Paul Zborowski and Ross
Storey, Reed New Holland, 1996, p86.
- 2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus
& Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p174.
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