Succulent Plant Site | Succulent Plant Pests | Scale Insect
Scale Insect Description and Control
| Common Name: |
Scale Insect, Red Scale |
| Latin Name: |
Aonidiella aurantii |
| Size: |
1mm-2mm in diameter. |
| Colour: |
Reddish brown |
| Transfer: |
Ants, animals humans and they can crawl from one plant to another |
Scale Insect Description:
Red Scale is 1-2mm indiameter and oval in shape, they are reddish-brown in colour and one can easily detect them on plants. Red scale is not fussy when it comes to attacking a plant, they will ttack all parts of a plant, from the leaves to the stems.
Signs of Scale Insect Infestation:
Red Scale is easily detected.
Damage Done by Scale Insect:
Red scale has saliva that is toxic to the plant. The plant will drop it's leaves prematurely and with severe infestations branches may die back.
Control of Scale Insect:
Environmentally Friendly:
- Apply a light mineral oil
Chemical Control:
- Chlorpyrifos
- Fenitrothion
- Mercapthion
- Phenothrin
- Tetramethrin
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