They are not the same scale. Scale on your Robellenii can be treated with soap and garlic water.

Riicky,When you say garlic water,are you saying powder or cloves?

Nancy, you might want to do a search on our archives on the subject of sago. We discuss this not too long ago.
It is a hard task that we have been fighting all over Florida.
Felix

Either 3 tablespoons of garlic powder to a gallon of water or 1/2 a cup of garlic juice from minced garlic in the jar to a gallon of water. Then 1/4 cup of real soap, not detergent.

Thanks Ricky, I didn't know that. I'll try it this weekend. Felix, I will check out that thread.
Nancy

Nancy,

I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I just have to mention how much I love your Ming Arelia and the rose cuttings look magnificent (still in the bag), I blow on them weekly as you instructed.

Good luck with your scale...

Imatallun, thanks, I'm glad that you are enjoying them.

As someone mentioned, they are not the same scale. I wouldn't worry much about the Pygmy date - try soapy water. I would, however be concerned about the Sago Palm. The Asian Cycad scale has been spreading all over FL and killing sagos. It looks like little white spots or snow on the leaves, usually more on the underside. The leaves will turn light brown and die off. It is a shame because they are so beautiful and slow growing. I have heard various things about how to get rid of it, but most people haven't had a lot of luck. A friend claimed that Hartz flea and tick spray actually killed the scale. I have just chosen to plant other cycad species instead that are resistant, such as Dioon Spinulosum and Dioon Edule. Good luck

Hey everyone.New to this forum.Have done alot of research on the CAS topic.Have tried many different treatments.The best so far is a application of pesticide containing active ingredient dinotefuran.Spectracide makes the product found mine at Ace.You should follow the per foot instructions on label.Also must do a soil drench.CAS can live in root system.Next day do oil on fronds and body.Recently heard about coffee grinds and flea spray.Does anybody know if it really works?Found a guy in Deland who claims to have a product that helps pesticides to penetrate scales armor better.The before -after shots are incredible.Going to get some and try.Will let evryone know.Love sagos-hope we all overcome this pest.

Have you seen this link? It's been posted here many times....

Yes have read the article.Very interesting.My grandmother used to put grounds on her plants.Name them -and talk to them.-HA!They always looked great as I recall.Go figure.Recently I was told from a pretty good source that yes coffee grounds will help but over time CAS will build up a tolerance to them.Got the so called "miracle juice" today.Will try treatment.Let everyone know soon how it works.Saw some results today first hand.I feel good about this one.

I haven't noticed the scale yet on pygmy date palm, but two sable palms and one gumbo limbo have me pretty upset. Thanks for the instructions everybody, I greatly appreciate your input.

Hi.. New to the forums. I am a manager for a moderate sized lawn care company in central Florida. The asian scale has been around for roughly 15 years in Florida and we have found it to be one of the toughest pest to get rid of and control. the best way I have found is to treat the pests at 14 day intervals using Merit and Hort oil. After 2 or 3 treatments hose off as much of the pest as possible, wait 2 weeks then treat again. The way the pest infests the plant makes it very difficult to control but it can be controlled. I would disagree with a soil drench as it is impossible to fully drench the roots without contamination.Consistant treatment plan and keeping pups cleared from around it the best way to reduce reinfestations. I hope this helps and if you need more detail I would be happy to help more. My background is 20+ years in Southern tree and lawn care I am also a CPO in the sate of Florida.