Posted by Tom Broome on 11/26/2005, 7:31 pm, in reply to "Re: brown hard bumps " --Previous Message--
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: Thank you, I'll let you know if it
: works. How long before I should see
: results?
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: I've never had a saga before. I
: have
: two, each has brown, shinny, bumps
: on the underside of the leaves. If
: I scrap them off, there is a little
: moisture in them or powder. What is
: it?
:
: You have a brown scale, which is an
: insect, even though it doesn't look
: like an insect. You can use just
: about any systemic insecticide, or
: if you don't like using chemicals,
: then horticultural oil, which can be
: purchased at places like Home Depot,
: after sprayed on the plant, will
: smother whatever insect you cover
: with the oil. They also have a
: Malathion with oil that works real
: well too, you just have to make sure
: you cover the plant real well, where
: with a syatemic, you need to spray
: down the plant real well, but if you
: don't have perfect coverage, it will
: do a good job.
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The insects will die within a day, but they stick to the plant for a long time. After about a week, take one of the scales off and look underneath. Live scales are sort of a healthy blood color, if it is dead, it will have a dull, reddish dead looking color. If they are dead, some people wash them off with a hose and a little pressure.
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