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  • Image: Fletcher scale 1
    Credit: John A. Weidhass, Virginia Tech University
  • Image: Fletcher scale 2

    Credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University

  • Image: Fletcher scale 3

    Credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University

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green arrowFletcher scale
Parthenolecanium fletcheri

  • Heavily infested foliage turns yellow, becomes thin as needles drop prematurely
  • Honeydew is covered with sooty mold on branches, twigs and needles
  • Small (1/4 inch), round, brown scales at bases of needles
  • More information on Fletcher scale...
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green arrowTaxus mealybug
Dysmicoccus wistariae

  • Heavily infested branches cause foliage to thin
  • Also covered with sticky honeydew and sooty mold
  • Mealybugs are covered with white waxy secretions, up to approximately ΒΌ inch long
  • Damage occurs in late spring

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