May 2016 archive

Pest of the Month – May 2016

Tea scale of camellia – Fiorinia phantasma Photos by Dr. Arnold Hara, University of Hawai’i, CTAHR   Tea scale of camellia is a polyphagous armored scale. These mussel-shaped scales are found on the underside of leaves, are up to 0.67mm in length, and often have horizontal red stripes across their backs. Large eggs found under …

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