Beech scale
- Order: Homoptera
- Family: Eriococcidae
- Latin: Cryptococcus fagisuga Lindinger
- English: Beech scale
- French: Cochenille du hêtre
- Synonym(s): cryptococcus fagi Douglas , Cryptococcus fagi Baerensprung
Description
Distribution
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
Diet and feeding behavior
Phytophagous / Sap-feeding / Piercing-sucking
Micro-habitat(s)
Branch, Trunk
Information on host(s)
Main Host(s)
American beech
Photos
Trunk covered with white woolly substance secreted by scales
Trunk covered with white woolly substance
Scales covered with white woolly substance secreted by themselves
Scales covered with white woolly substance in bark crevices
Scales in bark crevice
Scales in bark crevice