Pseudococcidae sp. (family)

A mealybug at Majura, ACT

Pseudococcidae sp. (family) at Majura, ACT - 25 Sep 2023
Pseudococcidae sp. (family) at Majura, ACT - 25 Sep 2023
Pseudococcidae sp. (family) at Majura, ACT - 25 Sep 2023
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Identification history

Pseudococcidae sp. (family) 29 Sep 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Pseudococcidae sp. (family) 28 Sep 2023 pmillsApio87
Melanococcus sp. (genus) 25 Sep 2023 abread111

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I have two little videos taken under a USB microscope in which I can see the insects walking around on the stems and over the static whitish larger lumps. Can see the legs, antennae, shape of bodies etc but I could not capture this in a jpg. If I work out how to extract good photos from the videos, I'll load them.

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pmillsApio87 wrote:
   28 Sep 2023
Scale insects tend to be sessile as adults.
abread111 wrote:
   28 Sep 2023
Was cutting and dabbing several of the Snowy River Wattles, but only one had the scale insects.

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  • Acacia boormanii Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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