CARDAMOM :: MINOR PEST :: BROWN SCALE

10. Brown scale: Saissettia coffeae (Diaspididae: Hemiptera)
         Adults and nymphs cause infestation. Infested leaves turn yellow and put forth scortched appearance. Adult female is red brown to dark brown in colour with smooth shining surface, more or less hemispherical. The eggs hatched inside the body of the female and after some time the crawlers starts emerging from the underside.