Cottony cushion scale
considered to have originated in Australia. It was accidentally introduced to California in about 1868 and devastated the citrus industry there until a natural [...] developed antennae and one pair of dusky wings, The adult ‘females’ produce 500 to 2000 bright-red, oblong eggs over a period of 2 to 3 months. After leaving the [...] spread widely through most of the tropical and subtropical countries of the world. It is also periodically discovered in greenhouses in temperate regions, but