Scientific name Ceroplastes rubens Maskel1 Homoptera. Distribution of tea production areas across the country. Hosts tea, mulberry, citrus, persimmon and other 64 species of plants. The characteristics of the damage are similar to those of Japanese wax moths. Purple Surgical Gloves,Neoprene Surgical Gloves,Clinical Gloves Disposable,Medical Grade Disposable Gloves Guangzhou Aikangli Medical Technology Co., Ltd. , https://www.aikanli.com
Morphology Female adults are 2.5mm long, ovate, with a raised abaxial surface. Antennae 6 knots. The mouthparts are smaller and are located in the forefoot base section. The foot is small, the cheeks are slightly thicker, and the top of the ganglion becomes thinner. The chest and thorax are well developed. The valve thorn is nearly hemispherical, one of which is large and tipped, with 4 to 5 larger thorns and some small hemispherical thorns. There are clusters of porous glands around the vulva. The back edge of the body has a wide-band integrated complex gland, and the central ring is integrated. The anal plate is nearly triangular, with 4-5 long bristle hairs at the rear edge of the gluteal cleft. Insect wax coats resemble red beans. The four valves of the mature adult insects had four white wax bands rolled up, and the center of the shells had a white umbilical point. Male adults dark red, mouthparts black, 6 monocular, tentacles 10, light yellow, translucent white wings. Egg oval, pale purple. The nymph is flat and oval, reddish brown to purple in color. (right)
Life habits are one generation old. The adult females overwinter on the tea branch. In the late May of the following year, the female adults lay their eggs. Each female produces an average of about 200 eggs. In early June, the nymphs began to appear. In late August and early September, the male adults emerged. .
For prevention and control methods, see Japanese wax cockroach.