Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Kermes quercus, Hemiptera, Hungary, November 2006

Posted by Xespok on 30-11-2007 22:14
#1
Last year I found quite a few of these things trying to overwinter on oak trunks. Anyone has any idea what this might be?
Edited by Xespok on 02-12-2007 16:14

Posted by Paul Beuk on 30-11-2007 22:22
#2
Size?

Posted by mwkozlowski on 30-11-2007 23:51
#3
0ak habit suggests Kermes qurcus - a female coccid from the family Kermesidae

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 01-12-2007 00:12
#4
qurcus? Shock

I suppose Kermes quercus.

quer(m)es quercus...

Posted by mwkozlowski on 01-12-2007 10:22
#5
sure

Posted by Xespok on 01-12-2007 11:17
#6
Thank you for the hint. The size was 2-4 mm.