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Meyer Lemon Scale: Horticultural Oil Protocol

Indoor Meyer lemon (NC) with scale. Asks for specific product names.

Recommended Products

  • SunSpray® Ultra-Fine Oil (preferred)
  • Green Mountain Horticultural Oil
  • Any petroleum/mineral oil labeled for horticulture
  • NEEM oil (also works, dual action)
  • NEVER cooking/canola oil—gums plant

Application Protocol

  1. Spray OUTSIDE or with full floor/wall protection
  2. Thorough coverage: trunk, branches, leaf tops/bottoms
  3. Place in BRIGHT LIGHT after (light + oil = smother)
  4. Repeat 4-5× every 7-10 days
  5. Scale dead when flakes off easily

Pro Tip

Garden center manager once said "scale dead because not moving." Scale never moves! Dead = flakes off.

Recovery

Tree recovers beautifully. Non-toxic, just time-consuming.

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