Scale Insects on Australian Garden Plants

Understanding Scale Insects in Australian Gardens Scale insects represent one of the most persistent and damaging pest challenges facing Australian gardeners. Soft scale, hard scale, and citrus scale are common in Australian gardens, and understanding the differences between these three main types is essential for effective management. These tiny sap-sucking insects can devastate everything from ornamental plants to productive fruit trees, causing yellowing leaves, reduced vigour, sooty mould i…