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San José scale; oyster-shell bark-louse; cutworms; white grubs 283
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Ontario. Ministry of Education
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_ -- This is an elongate scale or bark-louse, 1/8 in. in length, resembling an oyster shell in shape and often incrusting the bark of apple twigs.
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The scaly aphis or bark-louse attacks weak, feeble-growing trees, and can usually be removed by scrubbing the bark with the preparation given above.
The Home Acre Edward Payson Roe 1863
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