Cottony Maple Scale
Cottony Maple Scale
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This scale looks like cotton balls attached to the stem.
The insect overwinters as a female scale. In spring the female matures and lays eggs. The eggs hatch in late June and July and the crawlers move to the leaves. The crawlers insert their mouthparts and begin to suck sap from the leaves. The females move back to the branches before the leaves drop.
The insect injures the plant by sucking the sap. The insects will excrete honeydew and this can support the growth of black sooty mold. Heavy infestations can cause leaf drop.
Crawlers can be controlled with sprays of Sevin or Orthene. Overwintering stages are controlled with dormant oil spray.
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| Cottony maple scale - 46K | Cottony maple scale - 46K |
| Cottony maple scale on maple - 53K |
