Nice Hard Wax photos
Check out these hard wax images:
183_1568 Pink Wax Scale, Chinese Wax Scale, Hard Wax Scale Family Coccidae
Image by Kate’s Photo Diary
The insects are protected by a shell cover, made by their pink waxy secretion. Mealybugs and some scale insects produce large amounts of honeydew which spreads over the plants and encourages the growth of sooty mould. The honeydew also attracts ants, which help to spread the insects and protect them from predators and parasites. The growth of sooty mould gives the plants a blackened, unsightly appearance and restricts the photosynthetic activity of the leaves.
Some ladybirds are the predators of their young.
www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_softbugs/ScaleInsect.htm
Backyard Berlin
Image by kadluba
View from a backyard window "somewhere" in Berlin – Kreuzberg. One floor higher is the famous Hard Wax recordstore.
See where this picture was taken. [?]
