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A scale insect is any small plant-sucking
INSECT (order Homoptera) of the superfamily
Cocceidea. Some species are major pests, eg:
the citrus mealy bug (genus Pseudococcus),
which attacks citrus fruits in North America.
Subject by: Andrew Longhorn