If the alcohol solution does not work, you might try Volck Oil.

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html
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Kenni Judd wrote:

If the plant is severely infested, you will also need to repot and wash the
roots.
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Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com

"theoneflasehaddock" ****off wrote in message
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Subject: Armored scale?
From: "Ray"
Date: 5/23/2004 6:24 AM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

One of the more effective ways to rid a plant of armored scale is a soft
toothbrush dipped in a
liquid soap/alcohol solution.

Alcohol by itself is unlikely to do a complete job.



Thanks, I'll give that a try.

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"theoneflasehaddock" ****off wrote in message
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Just wondering, because of my new orchid, a Miltassia entering
quarantein,
from
a relatives collection, which is, of course, covered in armored scale,
and
has
been since they got it at home depot two years ago. I am planning on
trying
isoprapanol alcohol first. For now, the plant is staying outdoors, and
it
will
be out untill the pest is gone (then it will be kept in a 10 gallon
tank
away
from other plants). Anyone here have successful experience ridding a
plant
of
those horrible things?
The particular plant is very vigorous... to the point where it has 5
new
growths forming, despite the damned scale.
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