Scales are Harmful To Plants

Scientific Name:

Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea; Scale insects are divided into three groups: (1) armored scales, (2) soft scales, and (3) mealybugs

Nickname: Scales, Scale Insects

Appearance/Size:

Scales vary from very small organisms (1–2 mm) that occur under wax covers (some look like oyster shells), to shiny pearl-like objects (about 5 mm), to creatures covered with mealy wax.

Prefered Habitat:

The first instar, from the egg, is called a crawler, it moves around the plant where it was born until it finds a suitable new growth and attaches its mouth and begins feeding. From this moment on, it will not move.

Reproduction:

Lifestyle varies with species. Most scale insects have separate sexes, and reproduction is internal. The female often lays fertilized eggs within her protective wax coating, where they remain until hatching.

Eat:

Most scale insects are parasites of plants, feeding on sap drawn directly from the plant’s vascular system. Scale insects feed on a wide variety of plants, and many scale species are considered pests.

The Cure: Eliminator

Spray the plant with Drmoli's Eliminator, and your problem will disapear. Also Live Ladybugs, Praying Mantis, Purple Scale Predator, Green Lacewings. will eat away on scales.