Need Advice For Getting Rid Of Scale!!!

[AnonYMouse]

I've gotten rid of scale on my cumbava lime with a cinnamon concoction foliar spray and I have used the same as a "dip" on new orchids with questionable histories. I have not had to deal with any scale activity on orchids and media so I can't say the concoction will work in your situation.

My formula is a variation on Buds, I reduce the water and add IPA.

Just my

Good luck

[Wynn Dee13]

Originally Posted by AnonYMouse

I've gotten rid of scale on my cumbava lime with a cinnamon concoction foliar spray and I have used the same as a "dip" on new orchids with questionable histories. I have not had to deal with any scale activity on orchids and media so I can't say the concoction will work in your situation.

My formula is a variation on Buds, I reduce the water and add IPA.

Just my

Good luck

Thanks! What is IPA? Can you give me your recipe?

[AnonYMouse]

IPA=isopropyl alcohol

Cinnamon Concoction:
10 drops dish soap
1/2 tsp. cinnamon extract
14-15 oz tepid water
1-2 oz IPA (depends on %)
stick of cinnamon in spray bottle (optional)

Don't worry about accurate measuring. I can never get drops of dish soap, I get dribbles of it.

For the dip, I let the orchids soak for about 30 minutes then rinsed them prior to potting.

For the lime, I sprayed after watering, good cover under and over the leaves as well as the branches. Most if not all scale activity was gone within a week. I repeated one week later to make sure. I irregularly spray it as a preventative since this citrus seem susceptible.

I don't know if application frequency will be different with your climate. I have RH around 50%, no rain this time of year, so the stuff dries up on the plant. The lime leaves look beautiful.

One other application. I do regularly wipe down orchid leaves with this. Don't know if its effective but hasn't seem to hurt them.