Maryland Biodiversity Project - Black Gum Scale (Chionaspis nyssae)

Black Gum Scale Chionaspis nyssae Comstock, 1881

Synonyms: Sour Gum Chionaspis, Sour Gum Scurfy Scale, Sourghum Scale, Tupelo Gum Scale.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hemiptera > Family Diaspididae > Genus Chionaspis Black Gum Scale - Chionaspis nyssae - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/11407

There are 5 records in the project database.

Adult Black Gum Scales (male covers on bark) in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/6/1981). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Adult Black Gum Scales (male covers and damage) in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/6/1981). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

An infestation of Black Gum Scale in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/1976). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

An infestation of Black Gum Scales in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/1976). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Adult Black Gum Scales (female covers) in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/1/1985). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Adult Black Gum Scales (male covers) in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/1/1985). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

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