Abstract
Tea scale, Fiorinia theae Green, has long been a destruetive pest of camellias in the Southeast (English and Turnipseed 1950, Kuitert and Dekle 1972) and homeowners have difficulties in Controlling infestations. Tea scale has no known parasites and no research has been conducted on its predators. A survey of tea scale control recommendations in the southeastern United States revealed that chemical Control by foliar sprays is advocated. Dimethoate soil drenches and disulfoton granular applications also are recommended. Trunk applications of systemic insecticides were tested and gave promising results (Tippins 1969).
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