Camellia Tea Scale

That s an insect called tea scale.

Camellia tea scale. The scale insects attach themselves to the underside of leaves and suck cell juice leading to a mottled appearance on the upper side. The risk fiorinia phantasma tea scale of camellia would pose to california is evaluated below. These sucking insects get their name from the fact that tea is made from one species of camellia. Tea scale a white fuzzy material found under leaves can cause camellia bushes to become poor bloomers.

Tea scale is treatable with bayer advanced tree and shrub insect control or similar. The very name implies that it is associated with tea or what we usually call camellia sinensis. April is the time for tea. Other hosts plants including oleander plumeria cassia weeping fig pittosporum.

Aply two types of controls read the label and make sure that the active ingredient is different so the. Tea scale is a major camellia and holly pest in florida. Tea scale scale insects. A second insect is causing the massive leaf drop.

Tea scale insects tend to congregate on the underside of the leaves. How to treat tea scale on camellia bushes dan gill the times picayune garden columnist. Tea scale is believed to have originated in southeast asia and made its way to america attached to camellias that were imported. Sometimes fuzzy these insects sit in one spot and suck plant juices weakening or even killing the plant.

Damage caused by scale insects is usually serious but not deadly to the camellia plant. This insect attacks all species and varieties of camellias along with other plants such as hollies tea olive and citrus.