Stocks, I.C. 2014a Lepidosaphes chinensis Chamberlin (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), an Armored Scale Infesting Lucky Bamboo. Pest Alert (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry) 02017
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Notes: Recent inspections of several retail nurseries in Alachua County by FDACS-DPI inspectors Theresa Estok and Cheryl Jones revealed that numerous lucky bamboo (Ruscaceae: Dracaena braunii Engl.) plants were infested with Lepidosaphes chinensis, known by the common names Chinese lepidosaphes scale and Chinese mussel scale. This species is not known to occur in the United States, but is a potentially serious pest of both Dracaena spp. and orchids.
