Slc. Jewel box scale insect infestation and discolored leaves

[euplusia]

Originally Posted by bil

Are scale hemimetabolous?

I don't know. But to my knowledge the larvae are everywhere and not restricted to the orchid plants.

[bil]

Originally Posted by euplusia

I don't know. But to my knowledge the larvae are everywhere and not restricted to the orchid plants.

I'm pretty sure they are hemi. Yeah, you will find them all over as the nymphs spread out.

To give you an example, I was sitting on the terrace having a coffee, and a cochinilla nymph fell onto my hand, literally out of the sky. They are destroying the prickly pear, and the nearest one is hundreds of yards away. Given they balloon, they are coming down all over!