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Bay Laurier Bush & Brown Scale

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Posted by AaronRWise 5a (My Page) on
Mon, Jun 18, 12 at 23:05

Last summer I purchased a bay laurier bush and repotted it. at the end of the summer I brought it indoors and it seemed to do fine.

Sometime over the winter it got brown scale and I didn't notice till about a week ago (after I brought it outdoors). I've washed the plant, wiped every leaf and the stem and removed the vast majority of the scale. I'm scared I missed a small section and it will take over again.

I've seen some sites say to dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol and then wipe the leaves/stems. I'm scared of poisoning the plant by doing this. Has anyone tried it?

I don't want to use any harsh chemicals, as I'll be using the leaves for cooking once it gets really growing.

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RE: Bay Laurier Bush & Brown Scale

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Alcohol will not harm plants such as bay, jade, cactus and such. I know because I've used it to clean off scale as well as mealy bugs on houseplants. Just be sure not to soak the plant in it and do not rub too hard or you might damage the plant.

Alcohol leaves no residue as it evaporates quickly and completely. So it's probably safe to use the leaves in cooking.

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Thanks Diana - I'll get to it as soon as it cools down a bit.

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