Avocado Scale

Fiorinia fioriniae

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Diaspididae

Fiorinia fioriniae is a highly polyphagous scale insect and widely distributed around the world, being found in Asia, Australia/Pacific, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Its vernacular names include fiorinia scale, palm fiorinia scale, and avocado scale. It can cause significant damage to palms, avocado as well as other fruit and ornamental trees.

Distribution

Avocado Scale — (c) B. Phalan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2Brazil · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) B. Phalan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionFiorinia fioriniae, Wikipedia contributors

Avocado Scale

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