See text Beesoniidae is a family of scale insects commonly known as beesoniids.

[3] In the Old World, this members of this family are found on oaks in the genus Quercus and trees in the genera Shorea and Dipterocarpus in the family Dipterocarpaceae.

[2] The Australian Beesonia ferrugineus forms galls on branches of Melaleuca (Myrtaceae).

In some species the first instars seem to act as soldiers and attempt to guard the gall.

Males appear to develop inside the female galls, and adult males may carry the first-instar females to new host plants (phoresis).