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Description:
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"This site is all about scale insects (Coccoidea): a group of insects comprised of about 7,355 species."
"This site is all about scale insects (Coccoidea): a group of insects comprised of about 7,355 species. Scale insects vary dramatically in their appearance from very small organisms (1-2mm) that occur under wax covers (some look like oyster shells), to shiny pearl-like objects (about 5mm), to creatures covered with mealy wax. They spend most or all of their lives feeding on plants and are primarily important as plant pests in greenhouses, backyards, and on fruit trees.
"The objective of this site is to provide comprehensive information on the scale insects of the world, including queriable information on their classification, nomenclatural history, distribution, hosts, and literature. Currently information can be retrieved for the families Aclerdidae (grass scales), Beesoniidae, Carayonemidae, Cerococcidae (ornate pit scales), Coccidae (soft scales), Conchaspididae (false armored scales), Dactylopiidae (cochineal scales), Diaspididae (in part) (armored scales), Electrococcidae, Eriococcidae (felt scales), Grimaldiellidae, Halimococcidae, Inkaidae, Jersicoccidae, Kermesidae (gall-like scales), Kerriidae (lac scales), Kukaspididae, Labiococcidae, Lecanodiaspididae (false pit scales), Micrococcidae, Ortheziidae (ensign scales), Phenacoleachiidae, Phoenicococcidae (date scales), Pseudococcidae (mealybugs), Stictococcidae and on about 18,497 references dating from 1758 to the present. Ultimately, information will be provided for all 28 families of scale insects."
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