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Insect identification > Homoptera > Scale insects > Rose scale
Rose scale
The rose scale (Aulacaspis rosae Bouche). - Generally distributed in the United States on raspberry, blackberry, dewberry, rose, pear and some other plants. Female scales white with more or less yellow at margin; nearly circular, about one-tenth of an inch in diameter. Male scales white, narrow, very small.
Plants thickly infested appear as though sprayed with whitewash. Winters in various stages, so all may be present at almost any time. Two or three generations per year.
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