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1. Oystershell (Mussel) Scale (Lepidosaphes ulmi)

Author

Karren, Jay B., Roe, Alan H., Davis, Ryan, and Utah State University Extension

Subjects
oystershell scale, management, USU, Utah State University Extension, Utah, armored scale, hard scale, Lepidosaphes ulmi, mussel scale, fungi, Life Sciences, Agriculture
Abstract

The oystershell scale belongs to a group of insects called the armored scales. The adult insect is enclosed in a shell made up of its own shed skins and waxy secretions. Under this covering is a sac-like animal that is quite different in appearance from most insects. It has no legs, eyes, or antennae.

Published
2019

2. Hart Prairie Preserve Site Visit to Assess Aspen Health Nature Conservancy, Flagstaff, AZ

Author

Grady, Amanda and USDA Forest Service

Subjects
lepidosaphes ulmi, OSS, aspens, Oystershell scale, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Genetics and Genomics, entomology, Forest Sciences
Abstract

On June 11, 2018, Amanda Grady, Entomologist, Arizona Zone, Forest Health Protection, performed a site visit to evaluate aspen health on the Nature Conservancy lands at Heart Prairie Preserve (HPP) near Flagstaff. Specifically, the evaluation was to determine whether or not the aspen within exclosures on Fern Mountain have symptoms or signs of Oystershell scale (OSS), an emergent forest pest contributing to aspen decline in northern Arizona.

Published
2018

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