Pest on crop
Scale Insect on avocado
Coccoidea spp.
Sap-sucking insects that attach to bark, leaves, and fruit, secreting honeydew that fuels sooty mold. Heavy infestations weaken trees and cause leaf yellowing.
- Pest
- Scale Insect
- Scientific name
- Coccoidea spp.
- Crop
- Avocado
- Total hosts
- 10
Scale Insect on avocado
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Signs on avocado
- ▸ raised bumps on branches and leaf undersides
- ▸ sticky honeydew
- ▸ black sooty mold
- ▸ yellowing leaves
IPM controls
- ✓ Horticultural oil thoroughly applied in early spring before new growth
- ✓ Encourage natural predators like lady beetles and parasitic wasps
- ✓ Prune out heavily infested branches
- ✓ Avoid broad-spectrum insecticides that disrupt biological control
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