Get Rid of Scale Insects

How to Get Rid of Scale Insects

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Scale insects Hemiptera spp. are small about 1/8 inch long oval and flat. 1 X Trustworthy Source Missouri Botanical Garden Oldest botanical garden in the U.S. and center for botanical research and science education Go to source They are members of the true bug insect family along with bed bugs. These pests can do serious damage to your garden so if you find them lurking about it is helpful to know how to get rid of them. Look forscales. Scales are usually off white tan or brown but can also be other colors. Most of them have a smooth flat covering but some may look cottony or fluffy. Thedo not move.

Identify crawlers. The young scales called crawlers have legs and will move very slowly or are blown by the wind to a spot on a plant that they like. Crawlers are often not the same color as theof the species. Cottony cushion scales for example are off white but the crawlers are orange.

Familiarize yourself with what scales do when they get on a plant. When they attach to the plant they pierce it with their mouths andthe plant juices out.

Spot signs of scale damage. The first symptoms are yellow falling leaves. Eventually twigs and entire limbs die and the tree bark cracks and oozes sap. Soft scales will do some damage but they rarely do enough damage to kill a plant. The most serious problem they cause is honeydew which is a clear sticky secretion they leave behind as they feed.TREATMENT
Wash off or crush any visible scale insects
The safest effective way to control scale is with a horticultural oil spray

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