Euonymus scale insect

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  24 February

  I can honestly say I've never had scale on any plant - and I do grow shrubs that are susceptible. Maybe I'm just lucky. 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  24 February edited 24 February

  Thanks @GardenerSuze.. I'll leave it alone and hope for the best.  How on earth do they get onto plants if they don't fly?. I bet I transported them on my secateurs😒
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  There's even little white crawly ones on some of the leaves

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  24 February

  @B3 I think they over winter in tiny little cocoons?

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  24 February edited 24 February

  Very little winter here so far. Buds most on shrubs are bursting. Plenty of cocoons and scales too. 

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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