Little weird critters on my Chinese Elm need help ID’ing

Pepibom

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Hi folks,

These little thin, white and long little insects have appeared all over my Chinese Elm -Nothing on or under leaves-They dont seem to move around much at all - at least not that i can see. My searches online have yielded nothing. Tree is not any significant distress- some yellowing of leaves but maybe i overwatered :/ Any help with ID’ing and treatment would be much appreciated.
 

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BonsaiMatt

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Looks like scale insects. Squish them and look for the larger adults to remove as well. Also recommend using horticultural oil to smother their eggs & larvae during dormancy.
 

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It is a scale commonly called euonymus scale because it is often found on them, but like many scale insects, it is opportunistic.
 

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You’ll get better control targeting them during crawler stages. Look up the GDD or that period that coincides with your area for that. Most extensions or ag/Hort universities will have that info.
 

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You’ll get better control targeting them during crawler stages. Look up the GDD or that period that coincides with your area for that. Most extensions or ag/Hort universities will have that info.
What is the GDD?
 

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@Pepibom
Euonymus Scale is quite difficult to get rid of. Read the linked articles.



frequent, every 10 days or less, depending on temperature, you will have to treat again.
 
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