. A manual of dangerous insects likely to be introduced in the United States through importations. The Palm Scale.*The palm scale (Phoenicococcus marlatti). (Original, PALM INSECTS. 161 Description and biology: Adult beetle about 12 mm. long from tip of antennae to tipof abdomen, shining black, head small, antennae 11-jointed, thorax almost square,slightly hollowed on sides. Eggs deposited in the folds of the opening fronds. Larvaefeed on surface of leaf and the adult also injures the foliage. Distribution: New Britain and Solomon , W. W. Dept. Agric. New South Wales, Science B
. A manual of dangerous insects likely to be introduced in the United States through importations. The Palm Scale.*The palm scale (Phoenicococcus marlatti). (Original, PALM INSECTS. 161 Description and biology: Adult beetle about 12 mm. long from tip of antennae to tipof abdomen, shining black, head small, antennae 11-jointed, thorax almost square,slightly hollowed on sides. Eggs deposited in the folds of the opening fronds. Larvaefeed on surface of leaf and the adult also injures the foliage. Distribution: New Britain and Solomon , W. W. Dept. Agric. New South Wales, Science Bui. 2, 1912, p. ferruglneus Fabricius (slgnaticollis Chevrolat).(Red Palm Weevil. Calendridse; Coleoptera.) Hosts: Coconut palm {Cocas nucifera), toddy palm {Phoenix sylvestris), and datepalm {Phoenix dactylifera). Injury: Destructive to palms in India, Straits Settlements, and Ceylon. Liable tobe introduced in plants. Description and biology: Adult weevil, brown with conspicuous curved beak; about37 mm. long. Egrgs laid singly in tissues of palm tree. Lnrv»: oi\ hatching ti
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