. Injurious insects of the orchard, vineyard, field, garden, conservatory, household, storehouse, domestic animals, etc., with remedies for their extermination . Professor Comstock describes this species as follows (): Female Scale.—Color, the part of the scale coveringthe second skin is a light reddish-brown ; the remainder ofthe scale is much darker, varying from a dark reddish-brownto black, excepting the thin part of the margin, which is gray ;exuviae nearly central, whitish in fresh specimens ; form circu-lar, one line in diameter. Male Scale.—The scale oi the male 158 INSECTS INFE
. Injurious insects of the orchard, vineyard, field, garden, conservatory, household, storehouse, domestic animals, etc., with remedies for their extermination . Professor Comstock describes this species as follows (): Female Scale.—Color, the part of the scale coveringthe second skin is a light reddish-brown ; the remainder ofthe scale is much darker, varying from a dark reddish-brownto black, excepting the thin part of the margin, which is gray ;exuviae nearly central, whitish in fresh specimens ; form circu-lar, one line in diameter. Male Scale.—The scale oi the male 158 INSECTS INFESTING ORANGE TREES, ETC. Fig. 133. is about one fourth as large as that of the female; the pos-terior side is pro-longed into a thinflap, which is grayin color (Male, ). (See UnitedStates AgriculturalReport, 1880: andA s h ni e- a d in Orange Insects,1880.)Fig. 133—Red Scale of Florida (male, highly magnified)— colors, yellow and brown. Remedies.—Same as for red scale {A. aurantii). Nos. 48, 49, 50, 65, 77 or CHAPTER LXXXVIII. The Lemon-peel Scale. (Cal.)(Aspidiotus nerii.—Bouche.) Order, Hemiptera ; Sub-order, Homoptera Family, Coccid.^. [A whitish circular scale insect, infesting the lemon, plum,cherry and currant; also the oleander, acacia, magnolia, etc.] This species has been known to scientists as the OleanderScale (Fig. 134), from which it derives its specific name,nerii. Within the last four or five years it has been found onthe lemon, plum, cherry and currant; also on the acacia, mag-nolia, etc. It seems to prefer the fruit of the lemon, and inmany cases infests the skin or peel to such an extent as toreduce its market value. California cannot claim a sole pro-prietary right to this pest, as lemons imported from Europeare often offered for sale in our market which are seriouslyinfested by A. nerii. Fig. 134.—Lemon-peel Scale; 1, leaves and twigs infestedby these scales; la, the male scale insect greatly magnified— INSECTS tINFESriXG ORANGE T
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