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Armored Scale Insects (Family Diaspididae) At a complete loss on what this might be. Flaky, scale-like stuff on rotting, moist logs near a mixed forest edge. Mostly likely on oak or hickory.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105993/armored_scale_insects_family_diaspididae.html" title="Armored Scale Insects (Family Diaspididae)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/105993_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fyXKx9a%2FEflMVkWDt5cK1Ds3ImI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Armored Scale Insects (Family Diaspididae) At a complete loss on what this might be. Flaky, scale-like stuff on rotting, moist logs near a mixed forest edge. Mostly likely on oak or hickory. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105994/unknown_insect_scale.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105995/unknown_insect_scale.html Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105994/armored_scale_insects_family_diaspididae.html" title="Armored Scale Insects (Family Diaspididae)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/105994_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=XyQ5HtEBQms%2BcPRjlbNOEcMo6Wk%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Armored Scale Insects (Family Diaspididae) At a complete loss on what this might be. Flaky, scale-like stuff on rotting, moist logs near a mixed forest edge. Mostly likely on oak or hickory. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105993/unknown_insect_scale.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105995/unknown_insect_scale.html Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Armored Scale Insects (Family Diaspididae)

At a complete loss on what this might be. Flaky, scale-like stuff on rotting, moist logs near a mixed forest edge. Mostly likely on oak or hickory.

Armored Scale Insects (Family Diaspididae) At a complete loss on what this might be. Flaky, scale-like stuff on rotting, moist logs near a mixed forest edge. Mostly likely on oak or hickory. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105994/unknown_insect_scale.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105995/unknown_insect_scale.html Fall,Geotagged,United States

Armored Scale Insects (Family Diaspididae) At a complete loss on what this might be. Flaky, scale-like stuff on rotting, moist logs near a mixed forest edge. Mostly likely on oak or hickory. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105993/unknown_insect_scale.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105995/unknown_insect_scale.html Fall,Geotagged,United States

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Did you pick any off to examine? The pages I sent you might be able to help you narrow it down as I thought several were somewhat similar. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      check out the inaturalist conversation in progress! This looks like Peach Scale, but the host is off. Pseudaulacaspis sp. seems like a good bet though.

      Checking yours, but I need to reorient them because my brain won't process it haha       Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
    2. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      I did pick some off (they came off easily, but there was nothing interesting about them when picked off. Maybe if I had a scope or a hand lens? Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Cool, I'll check it out. I had thought they kinda looked like flat, dead tuliptree scales (Toumeyella liriodendri), but the host would definitely not match. Other sort of similar ones were Asterodiaspis sp., Diaspidiotus sp., and Pseudaulacaspis sp. Posted 4 years ago
        1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
          Flown Kimmerling
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          I thought that too...there are Tuliptrees nearby as well... I wasn't sure what this log was at first glance. Posted 4 years ago
      3. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        If you still have them, you could carefully peel back the covering to see the overwintering females. Posted 4 years ago
        1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
          Flown Kimmerling
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          It is EVERYWHERE on this slope, so it would be easy to go check. What exactly would I be looking for? Posted 4 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            Figure 6 in this article is a life cycle diagram: https://ucanr.edu/sites/sjcoeh/files/309011.pdf

            You might need to scope it. Or, your macro lens might be sufficient. How big are they?             Posted 4 years ago

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Uploaded Dec 21, 2020. Captured Dec 19, 2020 16:33 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
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