San Jose scale

San Jose scale

n.

A destructive scale insect (Aspidiotus perniciosus) that damages fruit trees and fruit-bearing plants.

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[After San Jose, California.]

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San Jose scale - small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees Aspidiotus perniciosus armored scale - insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female Aspidiotus, genus Aspidiotus - a genus of Diaspididae