Scale Insects

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The scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, generally classified as the superfamily Coccoidea. There are about 8,000 species of scale insects. Most scale insects are parasites of plants, feeding on sap drawn directly from the plant’s vascular system. This is the wax scale under which the female lives.

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insects, scale insects, plant parasite, scale insect, Coccoidea, wax scale

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Source

Winchell, Alexander Sketches of Creation (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1870)

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