Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)

Avas B. Hamon and Gregor J. Mason


Release Date: 1/15/2024

Reviewed At: 11/12/2023

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in344-2001

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-187, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2001. Revised August 2014 and October 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Avas B. Hamon and Gregor J. Mason, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, Florida.

How to Cite

Hamon, A. B., & Mason, G. J. (1969). Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). EDIS, 2004(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in344-2001

Authors

Avas Hamon
Avas Hamon
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FDACS

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry

Contacts

Elena Rhodes
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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