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Comments (1)the dead wood is irellevant.. to its inherent problems.. now.. later.. who cares.. i would look into bayer tree and shrub.. a systemic.. applied to the ground.. ACCORDING TO LABEL INSTRUCTIONS... see link ... it will suck it in thru the roots ... and it will kill all scale for over a year ... and once eradicated.. you may never have them again on this tree ... it is good you tried the hort oil.. frankly.. it never worked for me.. ever ... its time for nuclear war.. as to the dead wood.. i tend to 'wait and see' .. what leafs out in spring.. and then get rid of whatever is really dead ... BTW.. do you know how to tell if they are dead.. they really dont fall off.. when dead.. how do you know.. you havent killed them already???? good luck ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MoreScale on a magnolia tree? How to treat it?
Comments (10)Hi brandyray, I have not treated anything yet. I talked to two local companies before last summer and went around and around with them. I had a contract with the first and they kept blowing me off about when they could come do the treatment. Months went by as I waited for them to be available. I finally called another company I had talked with initially and same thing, not even a call back from the actual arborist I'd met with. It's unbelievable! I guess these people don't care about paying business? They both came out and did an evaluation (for free) but would never show up to do the real work which would have actually earned them some money. I guess they are so busy they just don't care. In any case, it got so hot that I was afraid to try to use an oil on the smaller shrubs .. and the scale seemed to not be as bad on the big tree (I know it's still there .. just maybe not in it's active season?) so I never did do anything. I know they need to be treated, though. My plan is that now, in the next week or two, I am going to treat everything (the magnolia and the shrubs) myself using Bayer Tree and Shrub as suggested by ken_adrian. I am also going to spray all the smaller things I can reach with an organic neem oil. In fact, I just picked up the neem oil last night. I'm sorry I'm not more help. I will post an update after doing the treatments myself. Good luck with treating your magnolia. If you try spraying it yourself, will you let me know how it goes? Thanks....See MoreMagnolia & scale & bees, Oh My!
Comments (12)What do you mean "when the bees go dormant", Ken? No, never mind. I think that your suggestion is to apply a systemic pesticide at a time of year when bees might not be affected. Right? Knowing that systemics are found in flower nectar and pollen when we aren't very mindful of the timing. Though your intentions are honorable and I'm all for protecting the pollinators, systemics applied to control scale insects are most effective when applied in the spring.....just in time to coincide with the bloom period. Contact pesticides are not affective on most scale insects unless the applicator is fortunate enough to catch the 'escape' of the crawlers from under the adult shell. Just judging on the very little bit that we've been shown, it may be a pretty bad infestation. The owner of this tree has a lot of homework to do. I'm not comfortable making suggestions without more information....See MoreScale on Magnolia leaves
Comments (4)The tree is about 6 feet, it was potted when arrived. Sorry for creating confusion. By saying "just planted" i meant in the spring. I actually planted it in april. Before that it was inside in the original pot for a fee weeks. It was dormant when arrived. I planted it instead of an old big crape myrtle that had been removed a month prior to planting. The soil was clay-ish mixed with the chips from the crape myrtle stump, so I had to remove a lot of soil and mix some existing soil with the top soil. No fertilizer. Bark mulch. Watered 2-3 times a week about half gallon. It is pretty hot here in nc these days. I noticed a few times the leaves started to look drying out so I increased the watering frequency. But at the same time cannot water it too much as I am afraid of the root rot. I do think it may be aphid but what about the dark spots? What is the best way to treat both? And should I change anything in the overall watering/treatment?...See Morekitova
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