Symonicoccus sp. (genus)

Grass Coccid at Wanniassa Hill

Symonicoccus sp. (genus) at Wanniassa Hill - 4 Mar 2017 04:19 PM
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Symonicoccus sp. (genus) 30 Mar 2017 RogerF
Symonicoccus sp. (genus) 22 Mar 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Symonicoccus australis 10 Mar 2017 RogerF
Unverified 6 Mar 2017 Mike

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Scale on grass stems. White scale scraped back to show scale insects.

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   11 Mar 2017
Hi Mike.
Do you remember what sort of grass the scale was on?
Roger says in his book that Symonicoccus australis is commonly seen on Aristida ramosa.
Mike wrote:
   13 Apr 2017
I have been back to check the grass. Mostly heavily grazed but some plants had a few seeds with 3-branched awn so I believe it is Aristida ramosa.

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