Carulaspis juniperi
(Juniper Scale)

Interactions where Carulaspis juniperi is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks sap of live UK/IrelandRestricted CUPRESSACEAE cypresses, junipers, redwoods, and red- and incense cedars Pinales Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in Britain, Malumphy, C., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Diaspididae/Carulaspis juniperi/Carulaspis juniperijuniper scale Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressaceaecypresses, junipers, redwoods, and red- and incense cedarsliveSole
sucks sap of live Juniperus junipers Pinales: Cupressaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Diaspididae/Carulaspis juniperi/Carulaspis juniperijuniper scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus/Juniperusjuniperslive
sucks sap of live UK/Ireland Thuja plicata Western Red-cedar Pinales: Cupressaceae Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in Britain, Malumphy, C., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Diaspididae/Carulaspis juniperi/Carulaspis juniperijuniper scale Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Thuja plicata/Thuja plicatawestern red-cedarlive

Interactions where Carulaspis juniperi is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
scale is parasitoid host of larva Metaphycus helvolus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Encyrtidae/Metaphycus helvolus/Metaphycus helvolusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Diaspididae/Carulaspis juniperi/Carulaspis juniperijuniper scalescale larva is parasitoid of scale

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Malumphy, C., 2011Fletcher Scale Parthenolecanium fletcheri (Hemiptera: Coccidae), a North American pest of Cypress and Yew in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 211-216, Plate 14.

Carulaspis juniperi (Juniper Scale) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Carulaspis juniperi (Juniper Scale) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarulaspis juniperi (Juniper Scale)
FamilyDIASPIDIDAE (armoured scales)
SuperfamilyCOCCOIDEA (scale insects, coccids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Carulaspis juniperi (Juniper Scale) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Carulaspis juniperi (Juniper Scale):

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