Carol,,,, I don't think there is a 'registration' per say. http://www.interiorscape.com/

 

Go to the site and scroll down to 'Scaper Talk Discussion Board'. Click onto the 'click here to post'. Being first time,,, you may have read 'rules' and click 'agree'.

Gary.

>>> "Carol Glenister" <carolg@...> 10/10/2008 8:39 AM >>>

Hi Gary:

How does one subscribe to the message board at interiorscape.com?

Carol

-----Original Message-----
From: AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk [mailto:AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk]On Behalf Of
Gary Wangler
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 9:23 AM
To: AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk
Subject: RE: [AZH] Re: Beneficials for red wax scale

Just another resource for you and all,,, if you have not tried the site I included in this response, they are a pretty good resource when it comes to plants, pests and problems and resources.

They have a 'message board' like ours that you can post and receive replies from others in the group.

http://www.interiorscape.com/

Gary.

Gary Wangler, HTR
Horticulturist / Manager
Grounds Operations/
Horticultural Therapy
St. Louis Children's Hospital
1 Children's Place
St. Louis, Missoouri 63110

(314) 454-4770

>>> "Carol Glenister" <carolg@ipmlabs.com> 10/10/2008 8:06 AM >>>

My guess on the lacewing is that it will be effective on the scale crawlers but not the scale adults. However, I have not tried this. If you do try lacewing, Chris, would you let us know your results?

Carol

Carol S. Glenister
Entomologist
IPM Laboratories, Inc. Serving IPM since 1981!!
Locke, NY 13092
Ph 315 497 2063
Fax 315 497 3129
carolg@ipmlabs.com
-----Original Message-----
From: AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk [mailto:AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk]On Behalf Of cactusflinthead
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 5:58 PM
To: AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk
Subject: [AZH] Re: Beneficials for red wax scale

--- In AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk, "bombax33" <cpartain@...> wrote:
>
> One of our displays has red wax scale. Has anyone successfully
used a
> beneficial against these scale?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Partain
> Nat'l Aquarium in Baltimore
>

http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/pierce/people/Eastwood/documents/Ce
roplastes-2006.pdf
That link cites parasitic wasps as being somewhat effective on scale.

Florida has this concerning Florida Red Scale
Florida Red Scale - Chrysomphalus aonidum (L.)

Florida red scale has circular armor made up of three concentric
rings. The color is dark reddish brown with a conspicuous light brown
center (Fig. 6). The adult female is about 2.0 to 2.2 mm in diameter
and produces bright yellow eggs which are deposited under the scale
armor in groups of approximately 10 eggs. Eggs generally hatch in 24
to 48 hours. The adult male is small, gnat-like and free flying.
Florida red scale infests only the leaves, green twigs, and fruit
(Fig. 7).
Florida red scale is under biological control by the introduced
parasite, Aphytis holoxanthus (DeBach). Some additional insect
predators feed on Florida red scale.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CH195

There is also evidence that green lacewings are predatory on Red Wax
Scale. This is probably the easiest of all the aforementioned
predators to obtain.
http://books.google.com/books?id=UpiN-J-
fwRwC&pg=PA213&lpg=PA213&dq=predators+of+red+wax+scale&source=web&ots=
6YqqTuW1Gc&sig=-
dyV1T5soeGj7fCEEVGsmg9eLd0&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=resu
lt

From "Lacewings in the Crop Environment" pg. 213