dishsoap and water

Hi Lea, I have used 'confidor' with success in the past. It is available in most gardening shops or departments of large stores.

Scale can and will spread quickly, isolate the plant, or discard. Here's a link that will help:
http://bromeliadbiota.ifas.ufl.edu/scalehodges.htm
Greg Hodges is head of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and an expert on Asterolecaniidae-Pit Scales, and has writen numerous papers on Scale for the University of Florida.

Here is a link that might be useful: JacksBromeliads

johnsbromeliads I dont think we are supposed to advertise on here unless we buy space for that purpose

Yep, thatz true, we aren't.
I have found the black flyspeck scale easy to control, no need to discard the plant. Isolating is a good isea if possible, while treating it, but its treatable.
Cygon 2E works, Neem Oil works (if you don't get it in the cup I have found it doesn't hurt the plant, contrary to info I had heard before about not using Neem on Broms), and dishsoap in water works too.

Is flyspeck scale different than black armored scale? Since I have only seen 2 types black and light tan colored ones. I use merit granules and spray so I dont get scale on my plants