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Tuliptree scale

Toumeyella liriodendri

The Tuliptree scale is a tiny insect that lives on tulip trees. It has a soft, waxy covering that helps protect it from the weather and predators.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Tuliptree scale is a large, brown, hemispherical insect that looks like a small, smooth cap attached to branches. Its mottled, waxy body allows it to blend in with tree bark. Adult females are wingless and much larger than the tiny, winged males.

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Tuliptree scale
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Tuliptree scale

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Heavily infested trees can drip sticky honeydew, making it seem like it's raining!

It is the largest soft scale insect found in North America!

Males are so tiny and short-lived, they are almost never seen.

Young scales overwinter as tiny, flat nymphs, hidden on tree branches.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sap Siphon

Tuliptree scale can pierce tree bark with specialized mouthparts to continuously suck nourishing sap.

Fähigkeit

Honeydew Fountain

This insect excretes a sugary liquid called honeydew that attracts ants and provides a food source for other insects.

Fähigkeit

Waxy Shield

Tuliptree scales have a tough, waxy body that provides protection from predators and environmental stress.

Maße und Details

Größe
5-8.5 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-365 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This insect feeds exclusively on tree sap, which provides all its nutrients.

Hauptnahrung

  • phloem sap
  • Tuliptree sap
  • Magnolia sap
  • Linden sap

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Feeds on the tree's phloem sap, often causing damage.

symbiotic with

Carpenter Ant

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Gathers sugary honeydew, sometimes protecting the scales from predators.

eaten by

Tuliptree Scale Parasitoid Wasp

Encyrtus toumeyellae

Larvae develop inside the scale, eventually killing it.

eaten by

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Adults and larvae actively prey on scale insects.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always wash your hands after touching plants or insects.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Tuliptree scale?

5-8.5 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Tuliptree scale?

30-365 Tage

Was frisst Tuliptree scale?

This insect feeds exclusively on tree sap, which provides all its nutrients.

Wo findet man Tuliptree scale normalerweise?

Forests

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Tuliptree scale?

6

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