Aspidiotus nerii is a species of armored scale insect with the common names oleander scale and ivy scale.
| Aspidiotus nerii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Diaspididae |
| Tribe: | Aspidiotini |
| Subtribe: | Aspidiotina |
| Genus: | Aspidiotus |
| Species: | A. nerii
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidiotus nerii Bouché, 1833
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The species are pests of citrus, sago palm, oleander, English ivy, and palm, among others. Three to four generations are born inside each year.[1]
References
edit- ^ Cranshaw, Whitney (2004). Garden Insects of North America. Princeton University Press. p. 352. ISBN 9780691095615.
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