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Mealybug and Sooty Mold


The green scale, Coccus viridis, an insect pest of coffee, citrus and other plants, is found out-of-doors and in greenhouses in Florida. This pest was first found in Hawaii in 1905.

Eggs hatch into crawlers that wander around the plant or disperse to other hosts. Once a suitable leaf or green shoot is found the nymphs settle and begin to feed. They usually remain in this same spot unless their position becomes unfavorable. The mature female does not move.

The undersurface of the leaf is preferred, and adult scales may be found in a line along both sides of the midrib and lateral leaf veins. 

Often they attack the young shoots, then one can usually see only a mass of scales.
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The green scale is often associated with several types of ants including big-headed and long-legged ants, which help to protect and move scales. Controlling ant populations help to reduce levels of this pest. Ants protect the green scales from lady beetles and other predators. In turn, the ants feed on the sweet honeydew excreted by the scales.Without the ants the green scale is more vulnerable to predation by beetles. Usually infestations are accompanied by sooty mold, a black fungus growth, which develops on honeydew excreted by the scale. Accumulations of sooty mold cause the infested plant to be unsightly.

When scale large populations are present, yellowing, defoliation, reduction in fruit set and loss in plant vigor are caused. This pest is especially damaging to young trees in the first two years after transplanting. Green scale management is facilitated by an entomopathogenic fungi called White Halo Fungus (Verticillium lecanii), which may cause high levels of mortality at cooler times of year, particularly in coffee-growing areas. Parasitoids and predators have also been shown to play a role in green scale suppression. Insecticides labeled for use on coffee may be used to control scale populations as well as ants. Learn more about green scale and its control (pages 15, 27-29) in http://www.ipmcenters.org/pmsp/pdf/HIcoffeePMSP.pdf

Collecting Plant Disease and Insect Pest Samples for Problem Diagnosis
Learn how to best collect and submit disease, insect, mite and nematode samples to the UH Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center (ADSC) for diagnosis. Click here for ADSC analytical service fees.

Coffee Leaf and Soil Sampling
Learn how to correctly sample and submit coffee leaf and soil samples for proper analysis of plant nutritional status and and soil pH and nutrient status.

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  • Home
  • Coffee Leaf Rust
    • Coffee Leaf Rust Photos
    • HDOA CLR Pest Alert >
      • HDOA CLR Report Form
    • Sanitation and Disinfestation Info
    • Surveying, Sampling and Monitoring of CLR >
      • HDOA CLR Field Guide and Submission Form
    • Spraying for CLR and Spray Product Info >
      • Spraying for CLR - English
      • Pulverización para CLR - Español
      • Spraying for CLR - Tagalog
      • Spraying for CLR - Ilocano
      • Sprayer Calibration and Pesticide Calculations
      • Priaxor Xemium Info
      • ProBlad Verde Info
      • Pesticide Use FAQs
    • Pruning for CLR and CBB
    • Coffee Leaf Rust Poster >
      • La Roya del Café Póster - Español
      • Coffee Leaf Rust Poster - Tagalog
      • Coffee Leaf Rust Poster - Ilocano
    • CLR Trifold Brochure
    • CLR Presentations and Meetings
    • CLR Publications
    • CLR/CBB Subsidy Program Info
    • Bioworks BotaniGard and Mycotrol Compatibility Chart
  • CBB Management
    • Field Sanitation
    • Pruning >
      • Two-Year Cycle Block Pruning Method by Aki Yamagishi
    • Feral and Unmanaged Coffee Trees
    • Field Monitoring
    • CBB Control >
      • Predators of CBB
    • Harvesting
    • Shipping
    • Beauveria Subsidy Program Info
    • Bioworks BotaniGard and Mycotrol Compatibility Chart
    • 2020 CBB IPM Document
    • CBB & Coffee Presentations & Posters
    • CBB Publications
  • Events and Announcements
    • 4/11-4/15 Sprayer Calibration and Respirator Use and Fit Testing Workshops - Kona, Hilo & Kau
    • Feb/Mar CLR Research and Management Update Webinars with Live Q&A
    • Respirator Fit Test Training Workshops - Sign Up
    • Hands-on Coffee Grafting Workshops - Sign Up
  • Hawaii Coffee Pests and Problems
    • Anthracnose
    • Banana Moth
    • Bird Damage
    • Black Twig Borer
    • Blister Spot
    • Cercospora Leaf Spot and Berry Blotch
    • Coffee Berry Borer
    • Coffee Root-knot Nematode
    • Food Safety Concerns - Slug, feces, etc.
    • Fruit Fly
    • Glyphosate Herbicide Injury
    • Green Scale and Sooty Mold
    • J-rooting
    • Little Fire Ant
    • Mite Feeding Damage
    • Nutritional Problems
    • Over-bearing Dieback
    • Rodent Damage
    • Skin Cracking
    • Slug and Snail Damage
    • Sunburn on Coffee
  • NKO - Coffee Pests and Diseases Not in Hawaii
    • Coffee Berry Disease - NKO
    • Coffee Leaf Miner - NKO
    • Coffee White Stem Borer - NKO
    • Coffee Wilt Disease - NKO
  • Coffee Publications and Presentations
    • Growing Coffee in Hawaii
  • Coffee Leaf and Soil Sampling Instructions
  • HDOA Rules - Coffee
  • USDA - Coffee Rules
  • Coffee Organizations in Hawaii
  • Agricultural Theft
    • Chapter 145 - Reg. of Farm Product
    • Dealer Licensing
    • Contacts
  • Coffee Crop Insurance
  • Archive
  • About us
  • Blog