lesa
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I brought one of my elelphant ears inside- and it already has scale! I am so disappointed! Any ideas on how to kill this stuff? Sticky leaves, web things, etc. I was really hoping for beautiful, tropical leaves all winter.
Scale on elephant ear...
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catjac1975
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Look at the Bonine systemic insecticides for one you can use for scale. I have been using them the last few years on non edible plants to protect my important seedlings from any infestation. I may be wrong but I feel the danger to humans and pets is less because it is not airborn. It has worked great for me.
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Lesa, I use a super fine oil on scale and mites outdoors and it works perfect, smothering those pests. I'm sure it would work on a house plant, but I don't know how annoying the smell might be. It's not really noticeable outdoors, but I shared the truck cab with my sprayer one day and found it kind of unpleasant. It's called Organocide and it's available at the local HD here.
journey11
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I've been wondering this myself...my epiphyllums always get badly covered in scale after being outside on the porch all summer. It's ugly. I'd love to get rid of it!
