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Lecanium scale

Parthenolecanium spp.

Jeff Hahn, University of Minnesota Extension

Description: 1/8 - 1/4 inch long. Adults are first flattened, round and brown but as they mature they become hardened and dome-like. Produces honeydew, a shiny, sticky substance.

Where/When: Found on branches of many different trees and shrubs, such as oak, maple, and crabapple. Generally found spring and summer.

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