Sequoia/redwood (Sequoia)-Juniper scale

Carulaspis juniperi

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Pest description and crop damage Scale covering is circular, white, and about 0.06 inch in diameter. Causes foliage to turn brown and twigs to die back.

Management-chemical control

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Apply spray when scale crawlers begin to appear (usually early June) and repeat again 3 to 4 weeks later (early to mid-July).

For more information

Johnson, W.T. and H.H. Lyon (1991), Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs, 2nd ed., Cornell University Press (p. 106).