scale insect

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meaningsofscaleandinsect

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scale
noun
uk
/skeɪl/us
/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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insect
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.sekt/us
/ˈɪn.sekt/
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very ...
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(Definition ofscaleandinsectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The bodies of severalscaleinsectspecies produce a red dye that in medieval times was commercially valuable for dyeing textiles.
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These fungi infect the tree through the wounds caused by the beechscaleinsectand then begin to produce spores.
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She then thrusts her ovipostor through the scale and deposits an egg beside the soft body of thescaleinsect.
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A pest which spreads through olive trees is the black scale bug, a small blackscaleinsectthat resembles a small black spot.
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Until 1914 it was thought that the beechscaleinsectitself was responsible for the disease.
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The beechscaleinsectalso has a stylet that it uses to penetrate the bark of the tree for feeding purposes.
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The ladybird beetle is a beetle that preys on the beechscaleinsect.
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Despite their significance, scale insects have been largely ignored in studies on ant-plant associations.
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Ants that live in the domatia of myrmecophytes have privileged access to the food resources provided by the scale insects.
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Most papers mention merely the occurrence of scale insects, usually with no basic data on their taxonomic identities, species diversity or abundance.
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Scale insects were collected from different parts of each tree, such as the apical and lower parts of twigs and the main stem.
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In contrast, in the closely related scale insects, paternal chromosomes are inactivated or eliminated in early embryonic development of males : a clear indication of imprinting.
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Considering the patchy distribution of suitable host plants in tropical rainforest, general endophytism should be of advantage to scale insects in facilitating the finding of host plants.
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Longitudinal sections of the stems from each plant revealed ant nests complete with brood, reproductive alates, workers and, in five plants, scale insects attached to the walls of the cavities.
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The ants appear to tend aphids and scale insects that are present on the fig plant.
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Mortality of scale insects (caused by natural enemies) can be double with insectary plantings.
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Unlike many other scale insects, they retain legs and a limited mobility in all life stages.
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During these seasons, insects such as ants, grasshoppers, ground beetles, and scale insects as well as spiders make up a small part of its diet.
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The larvae probably feed on scale insects.
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They eat honeydew, which is made by aphids and scale insects, and other sugary foods.
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