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Pinyon Needle Scales


Matsucoccus acalyptus female



Female crawling by a needle on her
way to lay eggs at the base



Pre-Emergence Female Needle Scale



2nd Instar
Emerged Female (lower left) / Pre-Emergence
Female (lower right)



Early 2nd Instar (upper left) / Late 2nd
Instar (upper right)



Scale infested Needle



Scale infested Needles



Scale infested Needles


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