Lepidosaphes ulmi
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| Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Lepidosaphes ulmi also known as apple mussel scale or oystershell scale is a scale insect that is a pest on woody plants. The small insects attach themselves to bark and cause injury by sucking the tree's sap, this metabolic drain on the plant may kill a branch or the entire tree.
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