CLOSED: Eeuuwwww! Just found this on my Papyrus

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plantaholic186 Winnetka, IL Jun 22, 2008

They look like mealy bugs, but with a shell. If I squish one, the yuck is red, like blood.

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plantaholic186 Winnetka, IL Jun 22, 2008

Here's a pic of the underside. Sorry that I couldn't get it any closer up, and please disregard the horrible manicure : )

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 22, 2008

It's a scale bug, maybe this one:


http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/4697/

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plantaholic186 Winnetka, IL Jun 22, 2008

Thanks, claypa. I've removed the stalk pictured, and scraped some off another. The young leaves look unaffected, so my fingers are crossed!
Do you think something like neem oil or pyrethrin spray would kill any invisible babies?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 22, 2008

These are wax scale insects (Hemiptera/Sternorrhyncha: Coccidae), appearing much like the barnacle scale (Ceroplastes cirripediformis) - see http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/3696/

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