An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand The Scale Insects (Coccididae)

"An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand" by W. M. Maskell is a scientific exploration from the 1800s that shines a light on scale-insects, tiny yet destructive pests causing problems for New Zealand's farms and gardens. This book sets out to teach farmers, gardeners, and scientists all about these insects and the damage they cause to plants. Beginning with an intro to insect types and focusing on Hemiptera, the order scale-insects belong to, the books explains that these pests are spreading and causing more damage in New Zealand. The focus is to help those who grow plants with important details about scale-insects with how they live and the harm they do, setting the stage for later discussions on how to control them.