Pine Needle Scale Chionaspis pinifoliae (Fitch, 1856)    Synonyms: Pine Leaf Scale, Pine-tree Scale, White Pine Needle Scale, White Pine Scale.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Diaspididae   >   Genus Chionaspis   

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A Pine Needle Scale on Loblolly Pine in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/20/2016). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Pine Needle Scale in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/20/2016). Microscopic details reviewed by Richard Orr. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Pine Needle Scale in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Adult Pine Needle Scales in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/1999). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

An infestation of Pine Needle Scales in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/1/1999). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Adult female Pine Needle Scales (female body and scale cover) in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/1/2002). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

An infestation of Pine Needle Scales (shows host size influence on adult females) in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/1998). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Symptoms of Pine Needle Scales (dieback) in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/1998). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)


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