Citrus Pest Quick Guide: California Red Scale (Aonidiella aurantii)

Release Date: 11/15/2022

Reviewed At: 3/4/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-in1384-2022

Agriculture

Abstract

This factsheet gives the general public and citrus growers basic knowledge regarding the California red scale. Written by X. Martini and J. Price, and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department, November 2022.

About this Publication

This document is ENY2092, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology. Original publication date November 2022. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Martini, X., & Price, J. (2022). Citrus Pest Quick Guide: California Red Scale (Aonidiella aurantii). EDIS, 2022(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1384-2022

Authors

Xavier Martini

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University of Florida

associate professor, insect behavior, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

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