Whats the best way of getting rid of scale insects from a Bay Tree and a
Camelia that I have.

In article ,
"gray bale" writes:
| Whats the best way of getting rid of scale insects from a Bay Tree and a
| Camelia that I have.

Scraping off with a blunt knife, and repeating as necessary.
Infeasible on large trees, but very effective on small ones.

Alternatively, leaving them outside in areas that get frost.
Scale insects are less hardy than either of those plants.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Squash them between your finger nails

Robert from the English Riviera
http://www.nochex.com/payme.asap?ema...btinternet.com

Nick Maclaren wrote:
: In article ,
: "gray bale" writes:
::: Whats the best way of getting rid of scale insects from a Bay Tree
::: and a Camelia that I have.
:
: Scraping off with a blunt knife, and repeating as necessary.
: Infeasible on large trees, but very effective on small ones.
:
: Alternatively, leaving them outside in areas that get frost.
: Scale insects are less hardy than either of those plants.
:
:
: Regards,
: Nick Maclaren.