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Juniper Scale #872462
Asked June 10, 2024, 4:16 PM EDT
Wayne County Michigan
Expert Response
Can you upload a couple of good photos so I can verify it is in fact scale? That will allow me to provide the proper options. Please upload a photo showing an entire, infected shrub and at least one photo with a good, clear, high resolution close-up image showing the scale insects.
I can't see any scale in those photos, but none of them are very close up. It could be scale, but it also could be something entirely different. Do you see anything that looks like the images in this article?
https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/juniper_scale
The nymphs (crawlers) should be emerging now, but they are difficult to see. The scales that overwintered should be clearly evident. If they are not, you have something else going on.