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Scale insect

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

Small hemispherical insects nested into a pit in the leaf surface. These are presumably female insects. They have caused discoloration of the young leaves of a eucalyptus. Some internal organs are visible through the shell of the bug.

Habitat:

A street planting of yellow box (Eucalyptus)

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PublishedApril 7, 2014

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