Definition of Forbes scale
:a thin grayish armored scale (Aspidiotus forbesi) attacking fruit trees and resembling the San Jose scale but usually much less destructive
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Origin and Etymology of forbes scale
after Stephen A. Forbes †1930 American entomologist
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