Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Diaspididae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lepidosaphes ulmi is a widely invasive scale insect pest that feeds on tree sap and can kill host trees or branches.
The species, scientifically named Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758), is commonly called apple mussel scale or oystershell scale. It is a widely invasive scale insect that acts as a pest affecting trees and woody plants. These small insects attach themselves to plant bark and damage the host plant by sucking its sap. The metabolic drain this feeding causes on the plant can end up killing an individual branch or the entire tree.
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Chionaspis pinifoliae (Fitch, 1856)
Fiorinia externa Ferris, 1942
Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell, 1879)
Lepidosaphes beckii (Newman, 1869)
Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley, 1897)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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