Soft wax scale - Ceroplastes destructor
Effective: August 18, 2010 - December 31, 2016
Taxonomic Position: Hemiptera : Coccidae
Pest Type: Insects
Pest Code (NAPIS): IRAHQKA
This pest is a member of the following surveys: Citrus
These Approved Methods are appropriate for: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Key Diagnostic or Identification
Approved Method(s)
ID/Diagnostic: Morphological: Adult females are very distinct from all U.S. species. Specimens should be slide mounted for confirmation. Immatures are difficult to differentiate from similar-looking species.
Mistaken Identities: Present in the U.S.: Ceroplastes cirripediformis, C. dugesii, C. floridensis, and C. sinensis. Early instars can be difficult to distinguish from one another.
Not present in the U.S.: C. ceriferus and C. sinensis.