Like many Homoptera, scale insects can produce wax.

和很多同翅目昆一样介壳能够蜡质。

Ladybugs are a scale insect's worst nightmare.

瓢是介壳噩梦般的克星。

Then, spray this expulsive insecticide cocktail on a citrus tree where you find a couple of these scale insects.

然后这种杀剂混合液喷到能找到几只这种介壳的柑橘树上。

This bright red dye is produced by a specific kind of true bug: female cochineal scale insects.

这种鲜艳的红色染料是由一种特定的真——雌性胭脂的。

It’s intense work, but scale insects have been farmed by the Aztec and indigenous people of Mexico since at least the 10th Century.

这是一项繁重的工作，但自至少10世纪起， 阿兹特克人和墨西哥的土着居民就开始养殖这些介壳了。

While the winged males can fly to mate and escape predators, life as a female scale insect is pretty simple: suck sap and protect yourself.

虽然有翅的雄性可以飞行以交配和逃避天敌，但雌性蚧的活却很简单：吸取汁液并保护自己。