Aspidiotus nerii

Aspidiotus nerii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Diaspididae
Genus: Aspidiotus
Species: A. nerii
Binomial name
Aspidiotus nerii
Bouché, 1833

Aspidiotus nerii is a species of armored scale insect with the common names Oleander scale and ivy scale.

The species are pests of citrus, sago palm, oleander, English ivy, and palm, among others. Three to four generations are born inside each year.[1]

References

  1. Cranshaw, Whitney (2004). Garden Insects of North America. Princeton University Press. p. 352. ISBN 9780691095615.
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