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title: "Anyone got some good advice on how to get rid of scale bugs. They…"
description: "Anyone got some good advice on how to get rid of scale bugs. They seem to love my lemon tree and I’ve noticed them on a couple of other plants recently too.…"
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# Anyone got some good advice on how to get rid of scale bugs. They…

_Publicado por Miri el 2025-02-09_

Anyone got some good advice on how to get rid of scale bugs. They seem to love my lemon tree and I’ve noticed them on a couple of other plants recently too.  
Short of soapy water and picking them off by hand I’m at a loss as to what else I can do.  
Any decent spray that works??  
All advice greatly appreciated.  
Am in the uk btw.

## 3 comentarios

### KJM comentó el 2025-02-10

You can put isopropyl alcohol on a q-tip and brush it on the scale or spray it with horticultural oil to smother them. They are not uncommon on citrus and can be hard to get rid of.

### Wolfen 🐺 comentó el 2025-02-10

Arber insecticide works quite well on them.

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