Black Scale Saissetia oleae (Olivier 1791) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)

Morgan A. Byron, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, and Sandra A. Allan

Release Date: 2/27/2018

Reviewed At: 9/4/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1082-2015

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 EENY620, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2015. 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://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures.

About the Authors

Morgan A. Byron; Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, associate Extension scientist, Department of Entomology and Nematology; and Sandra A. Allan, res entom USDA; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Byron, M. A., Gillett-Kaufman, J. L., & Allan, S. A. (2015). Black Scale Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). EDIS, 2015(5), 4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1082-2015

Authors

Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman

instructional associate professor, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, former UF/IFAS Extension scientist, integrated pest management, olives, Department of Entomology and Nematology

Morgan Byron

student

University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Plant Pathology

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