sorry, i didnt add all the info i thought i did. It also had the trademark sticky sappy coating on leaves.
New info: when i got home, i picked off some heavily infested (to the point that whilr they were developing, they got scale sucked, and came out severely deformed)I also thoroughly washed it when i got home. I washed all the dead-skin cell things(eggs?), sticky honeydew stuff, and i searched for scale bugs, but i could not find any.

I'm hoping that one of our experts will chime in...

I daren't hazard a guess ;)


Josh

hmm... i know nothing about citrus pests. and i cant seem to find this information online either...if i could, i woulds just drop it, but i do need help please.... my internet is all messed up now, this is my 4th try to write this (crashes)

Hello Andrew,

Andrew here(Awesome name!) and I do know of a great website that may be able to help you. If you go to Four Winds website, they have link that helps ID citrus pests. What makes it so great is that they have awesome close up pics and they might just have pics of your bugs. I ID a form of scale that I had on my Oro Blanco grapefruit tree. I have sprayed at least 4 times this year and I am going to have to spray again tomorrow. What sucks for me is I have to spray all my tropicals and tropical fruit trees. Just in my bedroom alone, I have over 100 plants total. The good news is that I have been able to isolate the pests to that room. I sprayed with pure rubbing alcohol and that did the trick. Unless you use a systemic in which you won be able to eat any fruits for a year, you will only be able to manage them, you wont ever get rid of all of them. I had people here tell me this beofre and I didn't believe it but I do now!!

Next fall right before you bring in your plant, spray them all a few times with fish emulsion and you may be able to avoid the problem all together.

Andrew

Hello Andrew,
Its Andrew (awesome name as well) thankyou, i will do that right now. I would rather wash every leaf of these cuttings everyday than use a systemec...
i have no clue where to get fish emulsion, but i do know what it is

Hello, Andrew and Andrew! ;)

The Fish Emulsion should be available at any hardware store or nursery.
I even see it at places like CVS/Rite Aid pharmacy.


Josh

any1 have a clue what kind it is?

,,, silent forum

Here I am ...lol

Hi Andrew:

I most defiantly would make a direct question to "Rhizzo" or "Jean" since they may not even be aware of this problem you are having.
I would also look up the Pest and Disease forum since that is where they hang out, and ask the same question there. I can guarantee that you will be helped as fast as lightning since they are just two of many that are always willing to help. They are usually spot on too.

I wish I could help, but I have never seen this type pest before and you want to make sure you treat it with the right pesticide if they are pest's.

Do they leave a sappy or sticky residue on the leaves anywhere?
When did you first notice them?
What affect are they having on the leaves?
At what temps do you grow them?
What is the coolest you can grow them at?
Have you tried any sprays yet?
Are the trees small enough to wipe these things off with a cloth and water?

Sorry for so many questions, but I like a lot of detail:-)

Let us know, ok.

Hope you are doing good. We can keep these thread going if you wish too. It seems everyone take a break about this time of year, but I find this forum very fulfilling when winter slows me down.

Mike:-)

Has your aunt ever mentioned an infestation of whitefly? These look more like whitefly nymphs than scale insects. Or perhaps scale AND whitefly. Obviously, we can't see anything on 3 of the 5 images.

Some scale species and whiteflies all excrete that sticky honeydew