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Old 05-12-2008, 09:38 PM
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Rothie, I have never seen that kind of scale on my plants and I have lived in Miami-Ft Laud for a very long time. I am having a bit of a proliferation of regular scale (flat green) and mealy bugs right now because we are at a change in season and they have a chance to get established. I prefer regular Orthene in the spray can. Expensive, but no mixing, no mess. I always wear a bandana over my nose and mouth because it is aeorsolized. However!! be careful of oil based products down here! The sun is so intense right now. Just a little bit of direct sun (like 5 mins) and you will cook your plants that have any oil on them (I have seen it). You will cook those leaves like bacon in a frying pan! Just my
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Old 05-12-2008, 11:19 PM
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Thanks for the heads up,Susie.
Kind of like using baby oil at the beach!
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Old 05-13-2008, 01:42 AM
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Ha, ha, BikerDoc. I don't need to move to FL to see our version of scale.
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Old 05-13-2008, 06:59 AM
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No doubt, King... I suspect that little critter is ubiquitous and gives all headaches from time to time!
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