Zombie scales

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One of my trees had a bad case of scale infestation this season. I have treated it with insecticide in the summer and with Neem Oil in the autumn.
The tree is healthy now, lots of new buds, but the branches are still full of them, dead I suppose; when scratching they fall and look dry, but are they? I mean, do they stick to the wood even when dead?
If so, how can one clean the tree without doing more damage than good?

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One of my trees had a bad case of scale infestation this season. I have treated it with insecticide in the summer and with Neem Oil in the autumn.
The tree is healthy now, lots of new buds, but the branches are still full of them, dead I suppose; when scratching they fall and look dry, but are they? I mean, do they stick to the wood even when dead?
If so, how can one clean the tree without doing more damage than good?

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They do stick to the tree even after expiring, i use a pair of tweezers to remove.
 
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