Soft Brown Scale on Palms

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:19 pm

I have a few small scale infestations here and there on palms.
Easy to remove them by scraping a fingernail along the spine.
But they're back again!

Just found out that ants "farm" these too (much like aphids).
If we get rid of ants, the beneficial insects might keep scale in check while palms summer outdoors.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/C/I-HO-CHES-CO.017.html

Wildlife is probably the wrong category...do we need a bugs/disease topic?

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:25 pm

Neem oil does a nice job of suffocating them!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:31 pm

Thanks, will pick up some.
But gotta get rid of the ants earlier next year!

Barb

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:54 am

Barb,
I've found diluted coffee water does the trick on them pretty good. It's good for the soil too

Bill

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:57 am

That a good call Bill !

I forgot about that and I just posted it on Subtropical board yesterday-argh!

You can also make a spray out of coffee(make sure it's strained or it will clog the sprayer)
and spray directly on the plant!