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historyboeuf
It’s scale! It’s a pest
WarHeals
Looks like scale?
TxPep
Nothing good!
Scale. You’ll need to try whacking them first with 70% isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab, or my preference… a soft artist paintbrush…the type with a pointed tip. Cheap from Dollar Tree works.
The alcohol should dissolve the outer armor.
You’ll need to scrutinize every little dot you even think might be scale and drop a little alcohol on it.
After you finish, give the plant a rinse off with tepid water.
You’ll need to scrutinize every few days for about three weeks to catch the full life cycle.
Also, look to see if there are ants in the vacinity. If there are, scale may be present on other plants. Scale produce honey dew as a byproduct which ants like. If the scale are threatened by natural predators, to protect them, the ants will move the scale to other plants.
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It’s scale! It’s a pest
Looks like scale?
Nothing good!
Scale. You’ll need to try whacking them first with 70% isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab, or my preference… a soft artist paintbrush…the type with a pointed tip. Cheap from Dollar Tree works.
The alcohol should dissolve the outer armor.
You’ll need to scrutinize every little dot you even think might be scale and drop a little alcohol on it.
After you finish, give the plant a rinse off with tepid water.
You’ll need to scrutinize every few days for about three weeks to catch the full life cycle.
Also, look to see if there are ants in the vacinity. If there are, scale may be present on other plants. Scale produce honey dew as a byproduct which ants like. If the scale are threatened by natural predators, to protect them, the ants will move the scale to other plants.