Photos: Asian Cycad Scale (Aulacaspis yasumatsui)
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- Introduction
- The Asian Cycad Scale Problem
- Is There a Solution?
- How Can the Asian Cycad Scale be Controlled?
- Other Factors
- The Bottom Line on Asian Cycad Scale
- Asian Cycad Scale FAQs
- Asian Cycad Scale Links
- Asian Cycad Scale Photos
The large white objects that look like oyster shells are the adult female scale. The white cylindrical
objects are the adult male scales. The small yellow objects are immature scales called crawlers. Photo by Doug Caldwell.
A close up of the male and female scales, and a couple of crawlers towards the upper right.
Distribution of scale on a moderately infested plant. Photos by Holly Glen.
A severe infestation.
Another severe infestation. Photo by Holly Glen.
Dense population of Asian cycad scale. Photo by Holly Glen.
A severely infested sago that has had the fronds removed. Notice the scale on the stubs of the frond and all over the top.
Another severely infested frond. Photo by Doug Caldwell.
Another example of Asian cycad scale in every nook and cranny of a sago trunk.
The Parasitic Wasp (Coccobius fulvus) on the lower left of a female scale with an exit hole
indicating that the scale had been parasitized.
The Parasitic Wasp (Coccobius fulvus). Photos by Holly Glen.
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