Larvae of the parasitic wasp <i>Aphytis melinus</i> feeding on a California red scale, </i>Aonidiella aurantii,</i> exposed by removing the scale cover.
Larvae of the parasitic wasp Aphytis melinus feeding on a California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii, exposed by removing the scale cover.
Credit: Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell