Scale Dead? - Orchid Board

b_vanfossen · #1 11-03-2007, 12:42 PM

Hey-
I had been lacking on my orchids for the past few years (I know, I know

) and I noticed yesterday some have a fare amount of scale. I bought Triazicide by Spectracide and treated them yesterday.
How can I tell if they are dead?

Thanks for your Help!

Brian

Ross · #2 11-03-2007, 01:15 PM

They'll turn lighter color, shells will turn up or dessicate and they'll look all, well, dead. It's hard to kill them while under the shell. Perhaps a systemic might do it. Is this product a systemic?

b_vanfossen · #3 11-04-2007, 01:22 AM

Hey RsFrid-

No it is not systemic. It has seemed to kil most of it. I have been going over the scale removing it with alcohol leaf by leaf- fun stuff. LOL

I had ran out of orthene and couldn't find any to buy the other day. I hope to buy more soon. It is systemic and does kill scale.

Brian