Orangish bodies of a mature larva (prepupa) of a parasitic wasp, <i>Aphytis</i> sp. (left), and a San Jose scale, <i>Diaspidiotus perniciosus</i>, exposed by removing the scale covers.
Orangish bodies of a mature larva (prepupa) of a parasitic wasp, Aphytis sp. (left), and a San Jose scale, Diaspidiotus perniciosus, exposed by removing the scale covers.
Credit: Jack Kelly Clark