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Any idea what disease my camellia has?

Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:38 pm
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:38 pm
Half of my camellia looks great but the other half is dying with what looks like a fungus. Any tips?



Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 4/7/20 at 3:47 pm to


Looks like it's hitting puberty.
Posted by bigbuckdj
Member since Sep 2011
1830 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 4:13 pm to
What’s the underside look like? I’m not an expert at all but I know tea scale is common in camellias, might be some variation of that?
Posted by Goldbondage
Member since Mar 2020
694 posts
Posted on 4/7/20 at 4:19 pm to
Yeah that fuzz looks like a wooly scale. Imidacloprid will do the job, just don’t wait too long because it can affect bees. Plenty of products available like Bayer’s Tree and Shrub, Protect and Feed.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
80774 posts
Posted on 4/8/20 at 10:33 am to
Here is an underside pic

Posted by bigbuckdj
Member since Sep 2011
1830 posts
Posted on 4/8/20 at 11:04 am to
Yeah I think it’s some kind of scale insect
I think that’s what these are


Here’s an LSU Ag article on dealing with with them
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
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Posted on 4/8/20 at 11:05 am to
Appears it might be tea scale. I sprayed my camellias a couple days with imidachloprid, and will apply a imidachloprid or acephate soil drench (systemic translocation through the plant) to them later today. There are other treatment options. Few articles to read.

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This post was edited on 4/8/20 at 1:15 pm
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
80774 posts
Posted on 4/8/20 at 1:07 pm to
Thanks fellas, I ordered some BAYER ADVANCED Tree and shrub care to deal with it
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 4/8/20 at 1:59 pm to
Tea scale is the devil. You need a systemic, and you also need to manage the area beneath the camellias. Don’t mulch too deeply, and take steps to ensure good air circulation in the area (ie, trim neighboring shrubs). If those plants are under your drip line, consider installing a short piece of gutter to keep their leaves from constantly being damp from eaves dripping.
Posted by anewguy
BR
Member since Mar 2017
1239 posts
Posted on 4/8/20 at 2:35 pm to
I had something similar on my camelias last year and they bayer worked great. I went ahead and gave them a light spray a few weeks ago to try and head off anything like this. So far so good.
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