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soft scale
an insect active in all stages
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wax insect
any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance
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armored scale
insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female
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Dactylopius coccus, cochineal, cochineal insect
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
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Coccus hesperidum, brown soft scale
pest on citrus trees
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Aspidiotus perniciosus, San Jose scale
small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees
