Pinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret, 1869)

Fornazier, M. J., Martins, D. S., Fanton, C. J. & Benassi, V. L. R. M., 2019, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN CONILON COFFEE, Conilon coffee - The Coffea canephora produced in Brazil, Vitória, ES, Brasil: Incaper - Capixaba Institute for Research, Technical Assistance and Rural Extension, pp. 493-533 : 2026

Pinnaspis aspidistrae :

it is a cochineal of white powdery appearance, live in large colonies and can completely cover parts of the plant, such as branches and leaves.The female has an oval shape, measuring 3 mm in length; while the male, only 1 mm. The newborn nymphs are light pink. The female's follicle (scale) is light brown and the male's is light yellow. The oviposition capacity is about 400 eggs. And they are placed in a woolly shelter secreted by the female. The young forms of the insect appear 15 to 20 days after the lay, reaching its full development after 30 days, on average. After the larval stage, the females are ready for reproduction, mating with the males that arise from the cocoons.