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  • Image: Oystershell Scale 1
    Credit: Jeff Hahn
  • Image: Oystershell Scale 2

    Credit: William Ciesla, Bugwood.org

  • Image: Oystershell Scale 3

    Credit: USDA Forest Service - Rocky Mt. Archives, Bugwood.org

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green arrowOystershell scales

  • Damage occurs during summer
  • Feeding causes foliage to yellow
  • Twig and branch dieback can occur when branches are heavily infested
  • Light to dark brown, elongate, 1/10 to 1/8 inch long, found feeding on branches
  • Heavy infestations can completely cover bark
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