# What are these bugs on my tree

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-are-these-bugs-on-my-tree/8325>\
**Category:** Horticulture\
**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-are-these-bugs-on-my-tree/8325 "2021-05-21T16:24:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Tac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tac/32/15380_2.png) [@Tac](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Tac)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-are-these-bugs-on-my-tree/8325/1 "2021-05-21T16:24:10Z")

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Had a couple on a red alder and found another one on a Norway maple. Checked the entire garden and only found three and just scraped them off, but haven’t seen them before.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/9/4/945f0a2d6cb0c3a33c39c9f3abad74279fa7ee58.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![MartyWeiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@MartyWeiser](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MartyWeiser)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-are-these-bugs-on-my-tree/8325/2 "2021-05-21T19:08:48Z")

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Look a bit like scale to me. Were they well adhered to the branch?

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**Author:** ![niek13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@niek13](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/niek13)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-are-these-bugs-on-my-tree/8325/3 "2021-05-23T06:30:31Z")

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Ladybug? They also go through a stage of shedding

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**Author:** ![Valdes](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/valdes/32/11145_2.png) [@Valdes](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Valdes)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-are-these-bugs-on-my-tree/8325/4 "2021-05-23T09:46:35Z")

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To me it seems scale. The best option if there are not too many is to remove them physically.

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**Author:** ![Grif](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/grif/32/20087_2.png) [@Grif](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Grif)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-are-these-bugs-on-my-tree/8325/5 "2021-05-24T18:27:15Z")

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Definitely scale bugs. You can tell by the powdery white on the edges. They should wipe off easily. You can wipe them with mentholated spirits to get rid of them. But the do wipe off easily.

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**Author:** ![Tac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tac/32/15380_2.png) [@Tac](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Tac)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-are-these-bugs-on-my-tree/8325/6 "2021-05-24T22:27:23Z")

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Yep, popped right off.

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**Author:** ![Tac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/tac/32/15380_2.png) [@Tac](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Tac)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-are-these-bugs-on-my-tree/8325/7 "2021-05-24T22:28:00Z")

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Mildly. Easily scraped off. Thanks.