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Hey guys i know this is some scale type and my trident usually get them so i just scrap them off but this time there are more, so because this is the first big pest thing that i have come across in my year of bonsai how do you people normally deal with this? Simple white oil spray or natrasaop? i have herd some people say normal pestiside but cover the pot so shari dont get the roots?
What is the best way of general pest control on bonsai?

Cheers Pat

can you please take a photo so we can see what you are referring too? I think I have something similar on my liquid ambar.
thanks

Heres a pic of the bug

Scale is a pest that has a hard shell covering, so normal contact pesticides are not very effective. You need to use Pest oil, using White oil can be dangerous to the plant, as it will block the stomata in the leaves/ needles of plants, Pest Oil does not do this.
That is a cotton cushion scale. You will need to spray again as the first spray will not kill the eggs.

Scale is farmed by ants so when you see ants that are active look carefully at your trees, as they will put the eggs of pests on your plants, so they can feed of the honey dew, which if not controlled, will the turn into sooty mould.
This then becomes a serious problem.

Cheers Pup

I've just tried this new product from confidor, it's a tablet you push down amongst the plants roots, it's supposed to stop all sap sucking predators, mites, scale etc... we have awful mite issues here... you get the tablet thingys from buzzings, and its by confidor

thanks heaps guys.
ill get pestoil from work asap.
and do i bother covering the rootsystem???

please excuse my ignorance, but where can I buy pest-oil? any tried and tested brands to recommend?
Thanks,
Luke

any nursery should stock it.
Just ask and you should be directed to it.

Pat093 wrote:thanks heaps guys.
ill get pestoil from work asap.
and do i bother covering the rootsystem???

It should be OK I have never had a problem.
As Paddles said any good nursery or big B any brand that is around is aok.

ok sweet.
And i work in a nursery so getting it isn't hard

I am pretty sure mu tree has gone into shock.
PLEASE HELP.
All the leaves are falling off, should i defoliate the rest of them?

Pat