Small white ‘mass’ on Trident branch

[MGTT]

Any idea what this is? It’s small, about 1/4”~1/2”. It seems spongy, but I didn’t touch it.
I see a couple of more, but smaller.

It looks like a scale ‘shell’ on top of the white mass, but I’ve never seen scale hatch..

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Looks like a scale insect. Get rid of it, and check the undersides of leaves for more.

 

[WNC Bonsai]

Maybe wooly aphids. If you touch the mass does one or more fly away? I see them on my trees every year this time and I just blast them with the hose or if there are only one or two I just squish them with a pinch of my fingers.

 

[vesper818]

Looks like a spider egg sac ... think of all the little helpers!

 

[sorce]

Definitely a scale and if that's how they breed.....
Burn it!

I'd check the branches. They hide good until you start seeing them, then find them all and scrape em off.

Sorce

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Wanna see something nasty?

Me neither, but nevertheless, I noticed some white flecks on this trident early in the spring. They didn’t come off easily, and weren’t moving either, so I just kind of ignored them. 3/…

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[RODERLO]

Wanna see something nasty?

Me neither, but nevertheless, I noticed some white flecks on this trident early in the spring. They didn’t come off easily, and weren’t moving either, so I just kind of ignored them. 3/…

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Big yuck.

 

[MGTT]

Got it! I’ll be doing a deep dive today on all the branches and leaves.
Thank you for the info!