Re: scale remedy

**l*@juno.com**

After many years, an Amaryllis that had been given to me by my (deceased)
father-in-law developed scale. It had sentimental value, so I was
motivated to save it, even though nothing I tried seemed to be a
permanent solution. One of my (very) old gardening books suggested
alcohol applied by Q-tip. I would have needed a lot of wine to make me
sit here long enough to cover every bug on every leaf. Instead, I tried
the alcohol wipes (swabs) that are used to clean/disinfect the skin. It
took multiple applications for a complete cure, but the Amaryllis has
been scale-free now for several years.

Regards,
Lois
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:06:49 -0400 (EDT) Hamptongar@aol.com writes:
> A light hort oil will do the trick but you need to be persistent.  
> One  
> spray will seem to work then months later you'll notice the scale is 
>  back.  
> Depending on the type of scale (soft or hard) the best control  is 
> achieved 
> when the scale is in the crawler stage as the 'shell' often protects 
>  the 
> adults if there isn't complete coverage.  
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