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title: "How to deal with scale??"
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# How to deal with scale??

_Postat av Planta-medlem den 2025-03-06_

How to deal with scale??

## 6 kommentarer

### KJM kommenterade den 2025-03-06

Consistent schedule of spraying horticultural oil or Captain Jack's pesticide.

#### Planta-medlem svarade den 2025-03-14

how many times is consistent ??

#### KJM svarade den 2025-03-15

I think I would treat it once a week for a month or two. Unless you use a systemic. Sometimes the scale remains stuck to the stem even after it's dead so you need to be brushing them off also.

### Ms.Issy kommenterade den 2025-03-06

I believe you can spot remove the bugs using rubbing alcohol and either a cotton swab or cotton ball.  
I would also treat with horticultural oil or Captain Jack’s pesticide like KJM said, to be sure to get them all.

#### Planta-medlem svarade den 2025-03-14

if I use a 70% concentration of rubbing alcohol can I just straight spray it on the leaves?

#### Ms.Issy svarade den 2025-03-14

I’ve never done that myself. I’ve mostly used it as a spot treatment.  
I do know people will do that as a treatment, I also know some people dilute it with water and use that to spray the plant. I would check YouTube or Google for more details on the % and such.  
Either way you’ll want to spray the whole plant, leaves ( front and back) \& stems, and definitely keep it out of the sun till it dries.

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