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cottony-cushion scale

[ kot-n-ee koosh-uhn ]

noun

  1. a scale insect, Icerya purchasi, native to Australia, now a common pest in the citrus-growing regions of California.

cottony-cushion scale

noun

  1. a small scale insect, Icerya purchasi, that is a pest of citrus trees in California: it is controlled by introducing an Australian ladybird, Rodolia cardinalis, into affected areas

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cottony-cushion scale1

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

But they couldn't if there were not some cottony cushion scale insects here too.

They were put into a tree in a California orange-orchard in which there were many cottony cushion scale insects.

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