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bonbon58
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Now I remember what else I was going to put in my other post...
My Amaryllis leaves have brown oval spots all over the leaves. Actually they are little oval bumps. Could that be scale? How do I get rid of them?
Plants: 4 | From: Iron River, WI | Registered: Jan 2005  |  Seeded: 64.33.183.140
obywan59
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Safer's soap works on scale. Or you can mix up 1/2 cup of rubbing alcohol in a pint of water and spray it on. They should rub off easily once they're dead. My amaryllis had the same problem.

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Terry

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Plants: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Seeded: 4.249.183.58
bonbon58
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Thanks obywan59, I will do that. Does scale spread from leaf to leaf? [Smile]
Plants: 4 | From: Iron River, WI | Registered: Jan 2005  |  Seeded: 64.33.184.13
obywan59
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The nymphs (young scale) have legs and can move around, and the females also can move for a brief period before they become immobile and begin producing eggs. The males have wings and can fly several feet, but they only live to mate and then die.

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Terry

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Plants: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004  |  Seeded: 4.248.224.161
   

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