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White scale can be a pest on aloes and are often difficult to eradicate completely.  The best thing to do is to spray the plants with chlorpyrifos or a mixture of mercaptothion and half-strength mineral oil.  Mix the mercaptothion with water according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and mix with the mineral oil at a ratio of 2 tablespoons of mineral oil per 5 liters of the mercaptothion-water mixture.Follow this up with a second application 10 days later.  This should clear up the scale but is may be necessary to treat the plants once or twice more if the scale is very persistent.

 

What are the white scales on the leaves of my aloes?

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