Photo by Drees. A lecanium scale , Lecanium sp. Photo by Drees. Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, Lecanium sp.
Adults are oval, flattened, slightly convex, reddish-brown scale insects.
Eggs are produced within the female and hatch into first stage nymphs, or crawlers, when they are laid. Crawlers disperse and find a suitable feeding site within a few days. After about a week, they molt into the second stage, passive nymph. Winged adult males and females emerge in about a month. Six to seven generations can occur per year indoors.