Cottony cushion scale
scale, Icerya purchasi , is considered to have originated in Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about 1868 and devastated the citrus [...] world. It is also periodically discovered in greenhouses in temperate regions, but is not generally a pest in these situations. Life cycle and appearance [...] of dusky wings, The adult ‘females’ produce 500 to 2000 bright-red, oblong eggs over a period of 2 to 3 months. After leaving the egg sac, the crawlers