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Scale on Agave and adeniums

20 years ago

I should have suspected from the ants. This is a not a major prob yet but annoying. Soft flat flaky scale, can be brushed off where I can reach, but its mainly under-sides of leaves with the agaves and that's hard to reach. Has anyone had success with systemic granules?

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ashmeri
20 years ago
Alison, I have used the systemic granules to best success.
I find the little devils get a liking for the metho I used to put on them.
Getting rid of the ants is the best way but they just keep on coming back and changing their nest sites.
Marion
alisonoz_gw
Original Author
20 years ago
Thanks Marion will do them tomorrow.
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