avocado plant scales (forum)

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hello, i wanted to know if these are scales?
i notice them yesteday and did some research and i thougt they were scales so i trying using a cotton ball and rubbing alcohol but they didnt come off. so today i used the side of a toothpick and scapped some off. every bumb is leaving behind a light green mark.
Are these scales?
why are they only to the bottom?
how do i reach the ones between the split seed?
should i continue to scrap them?

thank you
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Time: 12th October 2013 1:47am

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MaryT says...
They look like scale to me, beginnergirl. Scraping them off may be the simplest way since your plant is small. Or try some home made white oil: 500ml of water to 5ml (1 teaspoon) of vegetable oil and a drop of dishwashing detergent, shake and spray all over or dunk a toothbrush in it and scrub the bugs off. The other thing you might want to do is water the plant well, even put the whole pot in water to do so.

Time: 12th October 2013 7:16am

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vlct says...
Looks like those fire man's hats you get in the rock pools down the beach.
Goodluck..

Time: 12th October 2013 8:00am

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beginnergirl says...
there's no way to get between the seed without breaking it. I'm just gonna have to throw them out.

Time: 13th October 2013 12:36am

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JakfruitEttiquette says...
Are you sure its scale ?? Looks unusual, is it also possible its root nodules, seems like your plant is sprouting in water, and there seems to be white roots coming out of some larger similar things in the pic. Scale should come off pretty easily, and there may be eggs or larvae under some of them.

Time: 13th October 2013 1:17am

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
To me they look too woody to be scale insects.. I agree with JakfruitEt... I think they are part of the stem, root nodules seem probable. You see similar nodules on some varieties, especially the younger growth.

Time: 13th October 2013 10:05am

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MaryT says...
Sorry I didn't see that it was not potted up yet; the stem was so thick already. The guys are right; they may be growth buds. Hope you have not thrown them out.

Time: 13th October 2013 11:50am

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Jason says...
I agree, looks like normal behaviour for a tree growing in water :. You don't need to do that by the way, it's more a school project to how how seeds germinate than anything else. They are happier straight in the dirt.

Time: 14th October 2013 12:59am

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beginnergirl says...
so i ended up not throwing it out and trying to scap off everything. the stem now is brown where i scrubbed it off because i ended up leaving it in alcohol. actually in that picture i just put it water because i didnt buy dirt yet. i sprouted them using the paper towel method. on top of everything the root are broken off so im super sad. i buying dirt tomorrow. im hoping the roots will grow back

Time: 15th October 2013 9:13am

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