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Jasmine Scale Treatment: Alcohol Dilution and Flower Safety

Water alone won’t penetrate scale shells. Alcohol does. Use 5:1 water:rubbing alcohol. Test on a few flowers first—if they drop, dilute further. Or hand-apply alcohol to scales until flowering ends, then do a full spray drench.

Scale control is possible without sacrificing blooms.

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