Scale Insect
Of coccid insect.
Small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering.
This concept's ID is @1~11678
Contains
- soft scale
An insect active in all stages.
- armored scale
Insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female.
- wax insect
Any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance.
- cochineal insect
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye.