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Hi, Can anyone tell me what is the best (and cheapest) way to get rid of scale insects ? I have already sprayed with a bug killer and we had two snowfalls inbetween, but it appears that they are still there in force. Thanks, Marion Hi by cheekymonkey68

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23/02/2012 12:34:09

by Kate Bradbury

Talkback: Scale insects

I use broad sticky tape to remove scale insects - more efficient than a thumbnail.Ants farm scale insects, so get rid of the ants and the problem will be reduced. To keep ants off a balcony organically (this may not work in a garden!) stamp on every by spottyleopard

01/02/2012 14:18:46

by Jennifer Chetwynd

scale insect on clematis

last year my clematis alpina 'Frankie' was covered in brown scale insects all up the stems. I sprayed them with Provado, but how doo you know when they are dead?? They look dead anyway and they haven't dropped off. Now that its the right time by armeria

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09/06/2012 23:17:25

by armeria

Talkback: Horse chestnut scale insect

i have just found the answer to a problem i have had for a good few years on my acer trees!!!gardeners world has answered my question the bugs are the HORSE CHESTNUT SCALE INSECT!!!Each year i just hose them off, is this an ok solution? i don by gail255963

24/11/2011 15:29:53

by gail255963

pest control

film. Is this scale insect? and what is the best treatment? Systemic treatments will mean I can't eat my fruit! Yes thats scale insect. Try soft soap if you dont want to use chemicals. Some chemical are ok to use on fruits if you only use them once by GillT

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28/03/2012 11:04:08

by Sue 2

Sooty mould

advice please? Have you checked the underside of the leaves for scale insects? If they are responsible then the only insecticide that will get rid of them is not recommended for edible crops, so i wonder if your garden centre has recommended the wrong by snowy43

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29/04/2012 12:44:25

by snowy43

Orchids

with a magnifying glass - it may be scale insect, small white or brown limpet-like creatures. If there are only a small number you can wipe them off; larger infestations can be treated with Provado Ultimate Bug Killer. by Sue22

23/04/2012 17:41:51

by Alina W

Talkback: Bark life

' World blog which looks very similar to my photograph. Bark life | Wildlife | Gardening Blog | Talk | BBC Gardeners' World Thanks, [...] the scale insects look really big to what we find on some of our shrubs or vines, but we are not troubled by them by R.W.Gellatly

28/11/2011 18:37:11

by Expired aphid? - Wild About Britain

camelia

insect on the underside of the leaves - these excrete honeydew, on which fungus grows. Kill the scale insect by spraying with Provado Ultimate Bug Killer, wait a couple of weeks and you can wash the leaves clean. by russell barnett

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20/05/2012 13:32:52

by Alina W

Twisting beech infestation- what to do?

to remove them, I'm thinking slowly with soapy water? I'm afraid you've got an infestation of scale insects - if you look here http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/advice/pests_and_diseases/identifier.shtml?scale_insects you'll find some suggestions by gillettemancs

25/05/2012 13:40:34

by Dovefromabove

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