Red scale parasite for san jose scale
Koppert, Arbico, Nature's Good Guys and Rincon-Vitova's catalogue list San Jose scale as a host, and UC's natural enemies gallery names it among the armoured scales this wasp attacks. On backyard fruit trees, though, the evidence is thinner than in citrus. Washington State records Aphytis among the parasitoids of San Jose scale and says that, although they destroy many scales, they do not give enough control to prevent damage. UC's apple guidelines rely on dormant-season oil sprays. Use releases as a supplement to oil, not a replacement, and control ants.
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Released as adults onto armoured scale on citrus, ornamentals and indoor plants. It lays under the scale cover and kills more scales by feeding on them. It does not attack soft scale. How it works, how to tell it has established and the supplier list are on the full Aphytis melinus profile.
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Other controls for san jose scale
- LadybugsWild predator · Nothing to release — conserve the native twicestabbed lady beetle