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Scale insects - How do I get rid of ??
I have a camellia and orange tree, that are continually covered with
scale insects. I have been round the garden centre and have only found 1 chemical that is good for scale insects. That comes in a premixed spray made by Bio and is systemic. Any suggestions please, as the above only seems to just control them, and not get rid of them, as they keep coming back. TIA |
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"gray" wrote in message ... I have a camellia and orange tree, that are continually covered with scale insects. I have been round the garden centre and have only found 1 chemical that is good for scale insects. That comes in a premixed spray made by Bio and is systemic. Any suggestions please, as the above only seems to just control them, and not get rid of them, as they keep coming back. TIA They will keep coming back because scale is a native pest and lives on a variety of wild hosts. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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"gray" wrote in message ... I have a camellia and orange tree, that are continually covered with scale insects. I have been round the garden centre and have only found 1 chemical that is good for scale insects. That comes in a premixed spray made by Bio and is systemic. Any suggestions please, as the above only seems to just control them, and not get rid of them, as they keep coming back. TIA My Mum has had the same problem with a small lemon tree that was infested with 'scale insects'. The only way that she has found to get rid of them (and the one recommended in Dr Hessayon's (sp?) house plant book) was to isolate the plant and to scrape them off with a blunt knife. From what I can gather it was a laborious process (mind you not as laborious as having to listen to her go on about it! :-) ) and there's no guarantee that they won't reappear later in the year - particularly as they are difficult to spot in the first place. Cheers, Andrew |
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