Cottony scale

Japanese: ワタフキカイガラムシ
Cottony scale
Also known as Iseria scale insect. A type of insect in the Hemiptera order, family Coccidae. Body length is 5-13 mm, females are oval, orange in color and covered with a yellowish-white waxy substance. They grow in colonies on citrus fruits, sucking their juice and causing damage. Native to Australia. They have invaded various parts of Asia, causing great damage to citrus fruits. Their natural enemy, the Bedalia ladybug, is effective in controlling them.
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Japanese:
イセリアカイガラムシとも。半翅(はんし)目ワタフキカイガラムシ科の昆虫の1種。体長5〜13mm,雌は長円形,だいだい色で黄白色の蝋(ろう)物質におおわれる。かんきつ類などに群生,吸汁,加害する。オーストラリア原産。アジア各地に侵入,ミカン類などに大害を与える。防除には天敵のベダリアテントウが有効。
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