Physokermes piceae (von Paula Schrank, 1801)
spruce bud scale
on Abies, Picea
Picea glauca, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 21.viii.2019 © László Érse
adult females
females and larvae
larvae on the needles
a single larva
Picea abies, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 21.viii.2019 © László Érsek
The damage for the plant to a large extent is linked to the sooty moulds that forms on the excreted honey dew.
parasite
Egg-carrying female ± 8 mm, shining, yellowish brown, shaped like a coffee bean, in shoot axils. Males in equal number as the females.
host plants
Pinaceae, oligophagous
Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi-trojani, pinsapo; Picea abies, glauca, omorika, orientalis, pungens.
phenology
Univoltine, hibernation as 2nd instar larvae.
synonyms
Lecanium piceae.
references
Akkuzu, Arslangündoğdu & Selmi (2006a), Dziedzicka (1988a), Gertsson & Isacsson (2012a, 2014a), Graora, Spasić & Mihajlović (2012a), Hellrigl (2004a), Hoffmann (2002a), Jansen (1999b, 2013a), Klausnitzer & Förster (1976a), Koteja & Żak-Ogaza (1966a), Kozár, Guignard, Bachmann ao (1994a), Malumphy, Ostrauskas & Pye (2008a, 2010a), ScaleNet (2022), Schmutterer & Hoffmann (2003a), Seljak (2010a), Ülgentürk, Çanakçioğlu & Kaygin (2004a), Ülgentürk, Özdemir, Muştu, ao (2019a), Szita, Fetykó, Konczné Benedicty, ao (2017a), Ülgentürk (2001a), Ülgentürk & Dokuyucu (2019a), Ülgentürk & Toros (1999a), Żak-Ogaza & Koteja (1964a).