mattersofscale.bsky.social @mattersofscale.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Cochineal scale (Dactylopius) on Opuntia cactus, north of Moree, NSW. Heavy infestation but not much damage to plant. Both are introductions to Australia. 010
mattersofscale.bsky.social @mattersofscale.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Cute little bauble-like galls induced by the scale insect Casuarinaloma on Allocasuarina, seen alongside the Newell Hwy north of Dubbo. #austentsoc #insects 040
