bark louse

Definitions

1. 1

   Any insect of the family Coccidae, that infest the bark of trees and vines.

   • Housed plants are considerably injured by an oval bark-louse, the Coccus Hesperidum of Linnæus, which has been introduced from abroad.
2. 2

   Any insect of the order Psocoptera, that live on or near trees and feed on algae and…

   Any insect of the order Psocoptera, that live on or near trees and feed on algae and lichen.

   • These include springtails (order Collembola), bark lice (order Ps[o]coptera),[…].

The neighborhood

• neighborbook louse
• neighborscale insect