Scale insects fact sheet
Publication date: 23 February 2017
Fact sheet
This fact sheet provides growers with information on the generalised lifecycle of scale insects, the difference between 'soft' and 'hard' scales, and techniques for monitoring and management. It was produced as part of the Hort Innovation Nursery Fund project Building the resilience and on-farm biosecurity capacity of the Australian production nursery industry (NY15002).
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NY15002
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