How do you recognize brown soft scale?
Juvenile stages have oval-shaped, flat bodies and are yellow, almost translucent colored. Adult females are spherical- and oval-shaped with a dark spotted pattern on the back.
Brown soft scale damage
Brown soft scales are plant–sucking insects that cause growth deformations to the plant. The large amount of honeydew thatis secretedduring feeding formsa growth medium for fungi which may cause hampered photosynthesis.
Products against brown soft scale
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COCCOPHAGUS SCUTELLARIS - 25
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MICROTERYS NIETNERI - 25
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METAPHYCUS FLAVUS - 25
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METAPHYCUS FLAVUS - 100
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MICROTERYS NIETNERI - 100
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Rhyzobius forestieri - 25
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Life cycle brown soft scale
several hundred eggs per female
egg to adult in 4-6 weeks
males are rare
several generations per year in greenhouses -
Host plants brown soft scale
common in greenhouses and horticulture
Anthurium, Asplenium
Gerbera, rose
Ficus, Schefflera
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Brown soft scale
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The parasitoid Microterys on brown soft scale