San Jose scale

San Jose scale
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Diaspididae
Subfamily: Aspidiotinae
Tribe: Aspidiotini
Genus: Comstockaspis
Species:
C. perniciosus
Binomial name
Comstockaspis perniciosus
(Comstock), 1881
Synonyms
  • Aonidiella perniciosa
  • Aspidiotus perniciosus
  • Diaspidiotus perniciosus
  • Quadraspidiotus perniciosus

The San Jose scale or China scale, (Comstockaspis perniciosus), is a hemipterous insect in the family Diaspididae.[1] It is an agricultural pest as it causes damage and crop losses to many fruit crops. In 1914, this species became the first documented case of insecticide resistance.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale Insects of Northeastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publication Number 3.
  2. ^ Melander, A. L. 1914. "Can Insects Become Resistant to Sprays?" Journal of Economic Entomology. Volume 7, Number 2
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