Aspidiotus nerii

Aspidiotus nerii is a species of armored scale insect with the common names oleander scale and ivy scale.

Aspidiotus nerii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Diaspididae
Tribe:	Aspidiotini
Subtribe:	Aspidiotina
Genus:	Aspidiotus
Species:	A. nerii
Binomial name
Aspidiotus nerii Bouché, 1833

The species are pests of citrus, sago palm, oleander, English ivy, and palm, among others. Three to four generations are born inside each year.^[1]