Garden Pests and Diseases: Is it too late?, 0 by Sfloverly

Sfloverly wrote:
I was given this ficus about 6 months ago.
When I first moved it into my apartment it started dropping leaves and had sun scorch. I gave it a little less light and water. 6 months later most of the leaves are gone and my floor is sticky. Based on what I looked up, it is scale.

I bought Bayer pesticide and fertilizer capsules that go in the dirt. I put them in a week ago with water. The focus wasn't getting any better so I tried rubbing alcohol on the eaves today.

The scale is really bad. There aren't any leaves that aren't infested and there are big groups of babies? on the stems. It was impossible to treat the whole tree, and disgusting.

My girlffiend wants to get a new tree. Can this one be saved? Will the leaves grow back? I ordered neem oil online. I am a complete house plant newbie. Any help is appreciated!