Sago Palm Scale (Aulacaspis): Two-Pronged Treatment

Identification

White powdery coating + tiny flying insects = cycad aulacaspis scale. Fatal if untreated.

Treatment Protocol (Monthly)

1. Spray entire plant with horticultural oil (Ultra-Fine, Organocide, or soluble oil) + 1 tsp dish soap/gal.
2. Apply late afternoon; let work overnight.
3. Next morning, hose off dead scale and oil residue.
4. Repeat same afternoon and next morning.

Systemic Boost (Only If Actively Growing)

Drench with Bayer Flower & Rose systemic (imidacloprid) when new fronds emerge. It poisons feeding scale via sap.

Persistence Required

Monthly oil treatments indefinitely. Scale reinfests from neighbors and wind.