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Cottony camellia scale

The cottony camellia scale, Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood), shows up most commonly on holly in PNW nurseries and landscapes. It does have a wider host range including its namesake camellias, English ivy, euonymous, hydrangea, maple, mulberry, pittosporum, rhododendron and the host by which it is also known, cottony yew scale.

 

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LivingWithBugs.com: Cottony camellia scale
Cottony camellia scale ovisac on holly
cottony camellia scale ovisac
Photo: Rosetta
Multiple ovisacs on holly
multiple ovisacs
Photo: Ken Gray
Cottony camellia scale female and developing ovisac
cottony camellia scale female and ovisac
Photo: Ken Gray
Ovisac with eggs exposed
ovisac with eggs
Photo: Ken Gray
Closeup of eggs
cottony camellia scale eggs
Photo: Rosetta
Cottony camellia scale crawlers emerging
cottony camellia scale nymphs hatching
Photo: Rosetta
Close up of cottony camellia scale nymph
cottony camellia scale nymph
Photo: Jim Young, OSU
Website editor:
Robin Rosetta

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