Top: The question of whether scale insects — which create honeydew — benefit trees or not is a complex one to answer. In some ways they do since their honeydew nourishes the soil bacteria, but they may also kill host trees, such as the one on
the left. Photo: G Harrison
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 November 1987, Page 15
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49Top: The question of whether scale insects — which create honeydew — benefit trees or not is a complex one to answer. In some ways they do since their honeydew nourishes the soil bacteria, but they may also kill host trees, such as the one on the left. Photo: G Harrison Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 4, 1 November 1987, Page 15
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