Identifying And Killing Scale Insects On Houseplants || @Aplantlady

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Get App Soft scale are oval shaped insects that are brown in colour, and they appear on plants as small raised bumps. @Aplantlady on

Get App Scale don't move much. They bite down on a leaf and suck out the sap. They excrete honeydew, which looks like a shiny droplet and is sticky to touch. @Aplantlady on

Get App Scale usually get on houseplants when they are brought outside. While adults don't move, they produce babies in the spring that will travel. @Aplantlady on

Get App First, you should quarantine the infected plant. New hatchlings could crawl and infect nearby plants. 1 @Aplantlady on

Get App Wash or scrape off any scale insects you can find. They take a bit of effort to remove due to their hard shell. A wet q-tip will work! 2 @Aplantlady on

Get App Especially look on the undersides of leaves, on stems and in any areas that are sheathed. 3 @Aplantlady on

Get App Then, spray the scale and whole plant with an oil based insecticide. The oil will break down the hard shell and kill the bugs. 4 @Aplantlady on

Get App You can also spray the plant with a chemical insecticide if you have a heavy infestation, but some plants are too delicate to handle the chemicals. 5 @Aplantlady on

Get App Repeat the process as necessary, until you haven't found any more scale. Juvenile scale in winter are most susceptible to oil insecticide. 6 @Aplantlady on

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