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citricola scales? #16741 November 10th, 2004 at 05:29 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Ontario, Canada G glam70s OP Member
OP glam70s Member G Joined: Oct 2004 Ontario, Canada	My new Meyer's Lemon tree, I've discovered in covered in citricola scales. Any ideas on how to get rid of them, what the best pesticide would be? And there are one or two stems that are absolutely covered in them, should I just cut those ones off? They're dropping their leaves, and the stems look brown because of the bugs, although they should be green..

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Re: citricola scales? #16742 November 11th, 2004 at 03:09 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 California catlover The Cheetah!
catlover The Cheetah! Joined: Mar 2003 California	Hi Glam70s I just wanted to attach the responses you received in Houseplants here in plant Pests since there are others like myself who grow these lemons outside in the ground. Citricola Scale

Re: citricola scales? #16743 November 23rd, 2004 at 08:51 AM
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Buglady Member Joined: Jan 2004 PA	I would spray with a 1% horticultural oil solution and if the tree can spare those very badly infested branches I would trim them off..

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