| San Jose scale n. A destructive scale insect (Aspidiotus perniciosus) that damages fruit trees and fruit-bearing plants. [After San Jose, California.] |
San Jose scale
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small E Asian homopterous insect, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, introduced into the US and other countries, where it has become a serious pest of fruit trees: family Diaspididae
[from its first being seen in the United States at San Jose, California]
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| Noun | 1. |  San Jose scale - small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit treesarmored scale - insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female Aspidiotus, genus Aspidiotus - a genus of Diaspididae |
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