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Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
Avas B. Hamon and Gregor J. Mason
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
external
FDACS
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology