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raven_locks Tillamook, OR(Zone 8b) Jul 28, 2004

....also inherited the palm growing in the greenhouse that is totally infested with scale! We are talking scale on top of scale!! I have limited money, but I would like to get rid of the scale and keep the palm if at all possible. Can I drench the soil at the base with some kind of home made concoction that will act as a systemic and get rid of the evil things? The palm is about 10 feet tall with many fans so washing the entire thing with soap and alcohol would take days upon days. Was wondering if I cut off the fans and then treat the stump and soil with a soap/water mix, will the fans grow back? How about a bug bomb? Any help would be so very welcome, thank you in advance!
Raven

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Jul 28, 2004

Within a greenhouse biological control via parasitic wasps and/or natural predators is possible but you first have to determine which type of scale you are infested with to get the right type of biological control.

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raven_locks Tillamook, OR(Zone 8b) Jul 29, 2004

ACK!!! There are different kids of the buggers?! UGH, well, they are brownish, does that help? How do you get an ID on these?
Thanks,
Raven

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) Jul 29, 2004

Well even mealies are within the "scale group" . I believe there are several thousand different scale species but only a few are found on houseplants (I hope LOL):
soft brown scale
oystershell scale
florida / california red scale
purple scale
to name a few.
Maybe its best to bring some to your local extension office for identification and control recommendations.

enjoy :)

Milan


infos here: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_CH195
some more: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Pests/scale.htm
and more: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7408.html
for fun browse through a few New Zealand scales (some are really interesting looking)
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biodiversity/invertebratesprog/softscales/fauna/sinen2.asp

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raven_locks Tillamook, OR(Zone 8b) Jul 29, 2004

Enjoy?! Are you insane?! I hate these things and the thought of them touching me sends shivers up my spine!! Thanks for your help though.
Raven

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