Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

3. Brown scale

3. Brown scale - Saisettia coffeae Wlk. (Coccidae Hemiptera)

Damage

• Both nymphs and adults infest the leaves and tender shoots causing yellowing and drying of leaves.


Bionomics

• Adult is hemispherical and the body covered by a snuff coloured hard shield.
• Nymph is yellow or greenish brown in colour.