Scale gallery
This website contains images of all stages of life for the scale insect.
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subimages.cfm?SUB=313
Other pictures showing effects of scale on Pinyon Pine
![](/wp-content/uploads/sites/109/2018/09/1-A-Scaled-Pinyon-Pine-ek.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/sites/109/2018/09/1-Scaled-Pinyon-ek.jpg)
^ Above are typical trees affected by scale. Notice the bare branches with new growth at the end, creating a poodle tail effect.
![](/wp-content/uploads/sites/109/2018/09/2-Healthy-Pinyon-ek.jpg)
^ Above is a healthy tree. The needles are retained from year to year and new growth added, creating a fuller, more dense foliage. This specimen is a one needle variety of Pinyon Pine.
![](/wp-content/uploads/sites/109/2018/09/3-Nymph-Scale-ek.jpg)
^ Bean, nymph or instar stage of life
![](/wp-content/uploads/sites/109/2018/09/4-Female-Scale-ek.jpg)
^ Female scale at base of needle