NOUN | animal | Aspidiotus perniciosus, San Jose scale | small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees |
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Meaning | small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees. | |
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Synonym | San Jose scale | |
Member of | Aspidiotus, genus Aspidiotus | A genus of Diaspididae |
Broader | armored scale | insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female |
Catalan | Poll de San José |
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