Aphids, Cicadas, Scale Insects, and Allies

Homoptera

 

aphid sucking sap - leaf cross section  

 
Aphid Sucking Sap
(Leaf Cross Section)
  ​Aphididae family

aphid - wingless  

 
Aphid
(Wingless)
Aphididae family
 

aphids - wingless and winged (comparison)  

 
​Aphids - Winged and Wingless
​(comparison)
 ​Aphididae family

periodical cicada (nymph) 

 
​Periodical Cicada
(Nymph)
Magicicada septendecim
 

periodical cicada (adult resting) 

 
​Periodical Cicada
(Adult Resting)
Magicicada septendecim

periodical cicada (adult flying) 

 
​Periodical Cicada
(Adult Flying)
Magicicada septendecim
 

calico scale 

 
​Calico Scale
Eulecanium cerasorum

tuliptree scale 

 
​Tuliptree Scale
Toumeyella liriodendri
 

small spruce bud scale 

 
Small Spruce Bud Scale
Physokermes hemicryphus 

striped pine scale (female 

 
​Striped Pine Scale 
(Female)
Toumeyella pini
 

brown soft scale 

 
​Brown Soft Scale
Coccus hesperidum
 

black scale 

 
​Black Scale
Saissetia oleae

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​Hemispherical Scale
Saissetia coffeae
 

barnacle scale 

 
Barnacle Scale
Ceroplastes cirripediformis

Chinese wax scale 

 
​Chinese Wax Scale
Ceroplastes sinensis
 

Duges wax scale 

 
​Duges Wax Scale
Ceroplastes dugesii

Florida wax scale 

 
​Florida Wax Scale
Ceroplastes floridensis
 

Indian wax scale (immature male and female) 

 
​Indian Wax Scale 
(Immature Male and Female)
Ceroplastes ceriferus

Indian wax scale (adult female)  

 
 ​Indian Wax Scale
(Adult Female)
Ceroplastes ceriferus 
 

Indian wax scale (immature, adult female) 

 
​Indian Wax Scale
(Immature, Adult Female)
Ceroplastes ceriferus

red wax scale 

 
Red Wax Scale
Ceroplastes rubens
 

Nakahara wax scale (young adult female)  

 
​Nakahara Wax Scale 
(Young Adult Female) 
Ceroplastes nakaharai

Nakahara wax scale (old adult female)  

 
​Nakahara Wax Scale 
(Old Adult Female) 
Ceroplastes nakaharai
 

hemispherical scale 

 
​Hemispherical, Brown Soft, and Armored Scales
(Comparison)
Saissetia coffeae
 

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 Cryptomeria Scale
Aspidiotus cryptomeriae
&
 Elongate Hemlock Scale
Fiorinia externa

 

Elongate Hemlock Scale 

 
Elongate Hemlock Scale
Fiorinia externa
 
 

euonymus scale 

 
​Euonymus Scale
Unaspis euonymi

gloomy scale 

 
​Gloomy Scale
Melanaspis tenebricosa
 

obscure scale (large female and small male covers) 

 
Obscure Scale
(Large Female and Small Male Covers)
Melanaspis obscura

	 		obscure scale (characteristic aggregation of female covers) 

 
Obscure Scale
​(Characteristic Aggregation of Female Covers)
Melanaspis obscura
 

San Jose scale 

 
​San Jose Scale
Quadraspidiotus perniciosus

white peach scale 

 
​White Peach Scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
                   

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Cross Section of Wood Showing Scales Feeding 

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Cross Section of Leaf Showing Scales Feeding 
 

azalea bark scale 

 
​Azalea Bark Scale
Eriococcus azaleae

hemlock woolly adelgid 

 
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Adelges tsugae
 

 

citrus mealybug (with egg mass) 

 
​Citrus Mealybug
​(With Egg Mass)
Planococcus citri

mealybug and ovisacs on African violet 

 
​Mealybug and Ovisacs on African Violet
 

 

rose leafhopper (life stages) 

 
Rose Leafhopper 
(Life Stages)
Edwardsiana rosae

pine spittlebug 

 
​Pine Spittlebug
Aphrophora cribrata
 
 

 

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Sweetpotato Whitefly
Bemisia tabaci
&
Greenhouse Whitefly
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
(Comparison of Adults)

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Sweetpotato Whitefly 
Bemisia tabaci
&
Greenhouse Whitefly
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
(Comparison of Pupae)
 
 

 

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Sweetpotato Whitefly
Bemisia tabaci
&
Greenhouse Whitefly
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
(Comparison of Adults and Pupae)