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Scale on Staghorn Fern

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Every season when we bring our staghorns inside, they have been infested with scale during the summer. I'd like to know what to use to eliminate the scale but would not harm the staghorn. My wife found some Bayer Natria "Insect, Disease, and Mite Control" spray. Its label mentions scale as one of the insects it affects. But I'd like to know it's safe for the plant before using it. Any info will be appreciated. Active ingredients are sulfur and pyrethrins. Thanks, Mike.

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
8 years ago
What are the ingredients?
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years ago
in the day ... all of my houseplants that went outdoors for summer .. were treated with a systemic product about a month before they were scheduled to come back into the house ...

i dont recall the product and you would have to do your own research .... perhaps start at a high end nursery ...

there used to be phone numbers on product labels.. wherein you could call the manufacturer for info about whether the product could be used on a given plant ...

no need for me to repeat that which is at the link

https://www.bayeradvanced.com/find-a-product/insects-pests/natria-insect-disease-mite-control

ken
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