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Wax Scale

Posted by April 4th, 2006 at 12:00 am

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Aphids, Scale Insects, Leafhoppers, and Tree Hoppers

egg case?
not sure what this is, Noticed this today on a japanese maple in Memphis, Tennessee. Not even sure what to categorize it as. An egg case? It’s about a 1/2 inch in diameter.
Thanks,
Tim
I found the site below which identified the object as the casing around wax scale. I actually found about a dozen, which ranged from 1/8 of an inch to a little over 1/4 inch.
http://www.walterreeves.com/qa_display.phtml?qaID=957

wax scale Wax Scale

Hi Tim,
Thanks for getting us an answer before we had a chance to do the research.
We will also post a like to your site, www.wildlifetheater.com so you will get some additional traffic.

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