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02-04-2004, 04:20 AM

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| Thanks for your help. I'm sure I tried washing up liquid before, but I
| guess I did not persevere enough. Now that I know what they are I did
| a search on "scale insects" and have seen pictures and that is exactly
| what they are. I also read that you can buy ladybirds and wasps that
| live off them. The wasps need a warm temperature, so I cannot use them
| yet, but I am wondering about buying the ladybirds.

On a smallish plant, I strongly recommend using a blunt (and small)
knife. It gets rid of scale very effectively - you don't have to
remove every scale, merely crush it.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.