Definition of Coccus hesperidum

1. Noun. Pest on citrus trees.

Exact synonyms: Brown Soft Scale
Generic synonyms: Soft Scale
Group relationships: Genus Coccus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coccus Hesperidum

Cobb syndrome
Cobitidae
Coca-Cola
Coca-Colas
Coca Cola
Cocacolonization
Coccaceae
Coccidae
Coccidiasina
Coccinellidae
Coccoidea
Coccothraustes
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Cocculus
Cocculus carolinus
Coccus hesperidum (current term)
Coccyzus
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Cocha antshrike
Cocha antshrikes
Cochimi
Cochin
Cochin-Chinese
Cochin China
Cochin China diarrhoea
Cochin fowl
Cochin fowls
Cochise
Cochlearia
Cochlearia officinalis

Literary usage of Coccus hesperidum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1908)
"SJ Hunter. Also taken on White elm. 848. Coccus hesperidum ( Linn ). Coccus hesperidum Linn., Sys. Nat., Ed. X, I, p. 455 (1758). Lecanium " Glover, Rep. ..."

2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1914)
"... time and has passed unnoticed, or what is more likely, has been confused with and identified as Coccus hesperidum Linn., which it closely resembles. ..."

3. The American Gardener's Calendar: Adapted to the Climate and Seasons of the by Bernard M'Mahon, John Jay Smith (1857)
"These are often exceedingly numerous in hot-houses, and especially where the Aphides and Coccus hesperidum abound, for there is a sweet glutinous matter ..."

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