SCALE! My 2 newest Crepe MyrtleâsâŠ.about a year oldâŠhubby...
SCALE! My 2 newest Crepe MyrtleâsâŠ.about a year oldâŠhubby went to water and said âhey whatâs the white cr*p on the trunk?â I freaked out. UghâŠI should have kept my mouth shut when I said Iâd never had anything bad, just a little spider mite on 1 of my plants. Yep- itâs Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale. Took my scrub brush, soap and neem and started cleaning. Hubby thinks weâre crazy for scrubbing trees. I donât! Iâve babied these 2 for a year (had 2 others that died). Any advice? #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #scale #GregGang #Greggers #CrepeMyrtle
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They are hardy trees, but yeah I would be doing the same to protect all three of mine! What colour are its flowers?
When cleaning off pests off my potted trees I usually place a layer of damp paper towel over the soil to catch anything that falls, not sure it helps, but gives me peace of mind that the soil wonât be contaminated.
When cleaning off pests off my potted trees I usually place a layer of damp paper towel over the soil to catch anything that falls, not sure it helps, but gives me peace of mind that the soil wonât be contaminated.
I have 5 on one fence line that are coral color. 4 lining my driveway that are red. I have 2 that are Lavender color, 2 that are deep purple, 2 pink velour, another in my back yard thatâs also purple, and 1 my father gave me before he died that has the most amazing pink/purple/blue flowers. That photo was one little section- but the trunks were literally cover. I brushed them off and shook the branches- and then we swept up the soil and put in garbage bag. Once done- we watered the ground to hopefully get rid of anything leftover- scooping that into the bag too. Iâm sure itâs going to take a while to get rid of this- it was on 6 of the trees- all in the backyard. Thankfully my 4 raspberry Crepe Myrtle bushes werenât affectedâŠ.nor the ones in the front yard. Isnât it strange to find pink/red blood from scrubbing and hurting them??
@SillyPlantGirl oh goodness đ«Łđ« Of course ya just HAD to say it right? đ Lolol just kidding!!! đ€Șđ
But seriously, it was inevitable đ€·ââïž Have you ever thought about releasing beneficial insects? Both lady beetle and lacewing larvae have voracious appetites and eat scale! They are like little garden-crocodiles of pest death đ . Scrubbing off as much as you can is good, but after you can release the lacewing larvae and they can be your garden-club bouncers, except they eat those who are unwelcome in the club.
I highly recommend DMV Beneficials, they are a US-based company (as I see youâre in TX) that helps us regular consumers have access to beneficial insects. They also offer free consultations! https://dmvbeneficials.com/
But seriously, it was inevitable đ€·ââïž Have you ever thought about releasing beneficial insects? Both lady beetle and lacewing larvae have voracious appetites and eat scale! They are like little garden-crocodiles of pest death đ . Scrubbing off as much as you can is good, but after you can release the lacewing larvae and they can be your garden-club bouncers, except they eat those who are unwelcome in the club.
I highly recommend DMV Beneficials, they are a US-based company (as I see youâre in TX) that helps us regular consumers have access to beneficial insects. They also offer free consultations! https://dmvbeneficials.com/
@DreamMachine thank you Nadia. I was just looking up all of that yesterday, and will go check out DMV as soon as Iâm done watering And yes it never fails- I tell my husband allllll the time- âdonât say itââŠand then the hammer drops!!