> FarmI wrote:
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>>> Does anyone have any idea what these things might be please?
>>
>> Answering my own question here for those who might be interested. I did
>> a google and was stunned at how many varieties of scales there are and
>> how hard I had to hunt to find anything like it. I think the one we have
>> is an armoured scale and the one that looks most like it is called
>> ceroplastes janeirensis:
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> What happens when you pour soapy water on them ?
Nothing. White oil also doesn't work - wrong time in the pest's lifecycle I
suspect from what I've read online. I'm going to crush them manually
tomorrow - the bushes are still small enough for that but the infestation is
heavy and I really don't want these plants to cark it.
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>>> Does anyone have any idea what these things might be please?
>>
>> Answering my own question here for those who might be interested. I did
>> a google and was stunned at how many varieties of scales there are and
>> how hard I had to hunt to find anything like it. I think the one we have
>> is an armoured scale and the one that looks most like it is called
>> ceroplastes janeirensis:
>>