{"id":14268,"date":"2025-12-04T10:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=14268"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:52:49","slug":"ceroplastes-rusci-linnaeus-fig-wax-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=14268","title":{"rendered":"Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus): Fig wax scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">California Pest Rating Profile for<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ceroplastes rusci <\/em>(Linnaeus): Fig wax scale<br \/>\nPest Rating: B<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Comment Period: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12\/04\/2025 \u2013 01\/18\/2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ceroplastes-rusci-1.pdf\">Download Pest Rating Profiile<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>*NOTE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You must be registered and logged in to post a comment. 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