Cryptes baccatus

Wattle Tick Scale at Garran, ACT

Cryptes baccatus at Garran, ACT - 11 Oct 2018
Cryptes baccatus at Garran, ACT - 11 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Cryptes baccatus 29 Aug 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Cryptes baccatus 8 Nov 2018 KimPullen
Unidentified 11 Oct 2018 ruthkerruish

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Several plants affected, some have died, exact cause unsolved.

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ruthkerruish wrote:
   9 Nov 2018
I have never seen tick scale look like this before but then I have never seen it on Acacia genistifolia before. Of the 10 plants originally planted, only 4 have grown well.
ruthkerruish wrote:
   9 Nov 2018
I have never seen tick scale look like this before but then I have never seen it on Acacia genistifolia before. Of the 10 plants originally planted, only 4 have grown well.
iGaller wrote:
   3 Jul 2023
Eggs of an insect, not Cryptes baccatus.

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  • Early wattle (Acacia genistifolia) Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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