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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