Matsucoccus matsumurae

Matsucoccus matsumurae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Matsucoccidae
Genus:	Matsucoccus
Species:	M. matsumurae
Binomial name
	Matsucoccus matsumurae; (Kuwana, 1905)

Matsucoccus matsumurae, the red pine scale or pine bast scale, is a species of scale insect. It is native to Japan. It is an invasive species in North America, where it is a destructive pest of the red pine.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Choi, Jinyeong; Cha, Deokjea; Kim, Dong-Soo; Lee, Seunghwan (29 July 2019). "Review of Japanese Pine Bast Scale, Matsucoccus matsumurae (Kuwana) (Coccomorpha: Matsucoccidae), Occurring on Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii Parl.) and Japanese Red Pine (P. densiflora Siebold & Zucc.) from Korea". Forests. 10 (8): 639. Bibcode:2019Fore...10..639C. doi:10.3390/f10080639. ISSN 1999-4907.
↑ Pureswaran, Deepa S.; Garnas, Jeff (6 February 2025). "Threat of Red Pine Scale, Matsucoccus matsumurae (Kuwana) to the Midwestern United States and Canada". Plant Health Cases. 2025 phcs20250005. doi:10.1079/planthealthcases.2025.0005 – via cabidigitallibrary.org (Atypon).

[1] Choi, Jinyeong; Cha, Deokjea; Kim, Dong-Soo; Lee, Seunghwan (29 July 2019). "Review of Japanese Pine Bast Scale, Matsucoccus matsumurae (Kuwana) (Coccomorpha: Matsucoccidae), Occurring on Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii Parl.) and Japanese Red Pine (P. densiflora Siebold & Zucc.) from Korea". Forests. 10 (8): 639. Bibcode:2019Fore...10..639C. doi:10.3390/f10080639. ISSN 1999-4907.

[2] Pureswaran, Deepa S.; Garnas, Jeff (6 February 2025). "Threat of Red Pine Scale, Matsucoccus matsumurae (Kuwana) to the Midwestern United States and Canada". Plant Health Cases. 2025 phcs20250005. doi:10.1079/planthealthcases.2025.0005 – via cabidigitallibrary.org (Atypon).

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