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title: "Hi everyone, my husband and I just moved into a house with a…"
description: "Hi everyone, my husband and I just moved into a house with a preexisting garden. I noticed two of the citrus trees have scales AND mealybugs. Any advice? It’s…"
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# Hi everyone, my husband and I just moved into a house with a…

_Posted by Ctaps on 2024-11-13_

Hi everyone, my husband and I just moved into a house with a preexisting garden. I noticed two of the citrus trees have scales AND mealybugs. Any advice? It’s clear the garden was neglected while the house was vacant for over a year. Thank you!

## 1 comment

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-11-13

I'd get an order of predatory bugs. Green lace wings larva will, though they prefer aphids. A lot of lady bug species primarily eat scale and mealy. Especially Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, and Rhyzobius lophanthae

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