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Beech scale
Trunk covered with white woolly substance secreted by scales
Trunk covered with white woolly substance
Scales on branch
Scales covered with white woolly substance secreted by themselves
Scales covered with white woolly substance in bark crevices
Scales in bark crevice
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Taxonomy
Order
Homoptera
Family
Eriococcidae
Latin
Cryptococcus fagisuga
Lindinger
French
Cochenille du hĂȘtre
English
Beech scale
Synonym(s)
Cryptococcus fagi
Baerensprung
Description
Distribution Map
Main host(s)
American beech
Diet and feeding behavior
Phytophagous / Sap-feeding / Piercing-sucking
Micro-habitat(s)
Branch, Trunk
Distribution
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
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