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Florida Wax Scale, Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock

Shweta Sharma and Eileen Buss

Release Date: 8/23/2018

Reviewed At: 1/27/2022

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in913-2011

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-510, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2011. Revised December 2014. 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

Shweta Sharma and Eileen Buss, Entomology and Nematology Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Sharma, S., & Buss, E. (2012). Florida Wax Scale, Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock. EDIS, 2012(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in913-2011

Authors

Shweta Sharma
Shweta Sharma
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University of Florida

alumna (Ph.D., 2013), UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL 32611.

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Eileen Buss
Eileen Buss
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University of Florida

associate professor emeritus, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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Contacts

Adam Dale
Adam Dale
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Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, turfgrass and ornamental entomology, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL

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