forbes scale

forbes scale
\\ˈfȯrbz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized F
Etymology: after Stephen A. Forbes died 1930 American entomologist
: a thin grayish armored scale (Aspidiotus forbesi) attacking fruit trees and resembling the San Jose scale but usually much less destructive

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