Dynaspidiotus abietis (von Paula Schrank, 1776)

hemlock scale, conifer-needle scale

on conifers

Picea abies (from Malumphy, Ostrauskas & Pye, 2008a)

parasite

Female scales oval, grey, over 2 mm long, on top an orange exuvium; both larvae and females on the needles. Univoltine, hibernation as larva.

host plants

narrowly polyphagous

Abies alba, cephalonica, nebrodensis, nordmanniana & subsp. equi-trojani; Cedrus libani; Juniperus sabina; Picea abies, pungens; Pinus brutia, mugo, nigra & subsp. pallasiana, sylvestris, uncinata; Pseudotsuga.

Also Acer (Yaşar).

phenology

Hibernation as fertilised female.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2018).

synonyms

Nuculaspis abietis.

references

Akkuzu, Arslangündoğdu & Selmi (2006a), Askew, Blasco-Zumeta & Pujade-Villar (2001a), Ćwierzyk & Dziedzicka (1987a), Dziedzicka (1988a), Fetykó (2014a), Gertsson (2005a, 2016a), Hellrigl (2004a), Jansen (1999b), Japoshvili & Karaca (2002a), Kaydan, Ülgentürk & Erkiliç (2013a), Köhler (2009b), Köhler & Eisenschmidt (2005a), Kozár, Guignard, Bachmann ao (1994a), Malumphy & Kahrer (2011a), Malumphy, Ostrauskas & Pye (2008a, 2010a), Mazzeo, Nucifora, Russo ao (2016a), van Rossem, Burger & van der Bund (1961a), Schmutterer & Hoffmann (2003a), Seljak (2010a), Stathas (2008a), Szita, Fetykó, Konczné Benedicty, ao (2017a), Trencheva, Trenchev, Tomov, ao (2012a), Ülgentürk, Çanakçioğlu & Kaygin (2004a), Yaşar (2020a), Żak-Ogaza & Koteja (1964a).