RE: Scale

I virtually never use insecticides, but I used to get scale on house plants
(I don't bother with house plants anymore), and used a systemic spray (I
think by Ortho) called Isotox, which got rid of the scale effectively.  I
don't know if it is appropriate for use outside, or how safe it is, but it
definitely worked.

-----Original Message-----
From: Marilyn Dube [m*@teleport.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 2:48 PM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: RE: Scale


Hi Valerie,  Scale has a crawler stage before it gets its little armored
shell and that is the time they are mobile.  Once they latch onto your stems
and leaves they stay put and suck like aphids do.  The only time sprays are
effective is during the crawler stage.  If your infestation is not too bad,
you can just scrape them off with a finger nail.  If you have only one badly
infested plant, as happened in my greenhouse, sacrificing that plant to the
garbage may cure your infestation.  Good luck!
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Design Plants
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, OR   Zone 8b

-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com]
On
Behalf Of lowery@teamzeon.com
Sent:	Wednesday, June 30, 1999 11:24 AM
To:	perennials@mallorn.com
Subject:	Scale





Valerie Lowery@ZEON
06/30/99 02:23 PM

Does anyone know the life cycle of the plant pest known as "scale" bugs?  I
seem to have an infestation and I'm wondering if there's anything under
those hard scales.  How does it get on your plants?  Was it a flying bug at
one point?

Val in KY
zone 6a


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