Need ID: Scale like pupae?

Discussion in 'Garden Pest Management and Identification' started by WesternWilson, Jun 21, 2008.

  1. WesternWilson

    WesternWilson Active Member 10 Years

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    My Styrax japonica trees are full of these scale-insect like pupae, laid generously on the undersides of the leaves. What are they and should I do anything about them?

    Thanks!
     

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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    They're not pupae, they're scale insects.
     
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    WesternWilson Active Member 10 Years

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    These are adults? I assumed they were a larval/pupal form.

    Ron, should I do anything about them?
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Look up control measures, I think you will find that you are told to spray during crawler stage but maybe there is something you could try on the adults also.
     
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    WesternWilson Active Member 10 Years

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    I sprayed the trees with Safer's Insecticidal Soap, which lists "soft brown scale" as a target organism. I will watch the situation and let you know what happens!

    Regards,
    Janet
     
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    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Those look like Snow Scale, so Safer's may or may not work. I've had great luck with a mixture of aspirin dissolved in mentholated spirits.
     
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    WesternWilson Active Member 10 Years

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    It may also be Cottony Maple Scale.

    Does anyone know if we have an entomology dept. in the Lower Mainland that identifies these sorts of things?
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Insecticidal soap is generally ineffective against adult scale like the ones seen in the picture; it is best used to control the juvenile crawlers. I believe horticultural oil would be a better choice.
     

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