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Showing posts with label Diaspididae Duplachionaspis exalbida Aloe White Scale identification. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diaspididae Duplachionaspis exalbida Aloe White Scale identification. Show all posts

Friday, December 28, 2012

Aloe White Scale (Duplachionaspis exalbida)

Family Diaspididae
They are less than 1mm in length and I found them extremely difficult to photograph.

Population generally kept under control by parasitic wasps and ladybird beetles.