{"content":{"items":[{"id":"409","name":"Chemical labels explained","image":"/getmedia/71B643FC-FCC4-4DE8-B74D-689BAC470894/PUB0009020_204518","url":"/advice/profile?PID=409","description":"Pest, disease and weed control can be made easier with the targeted use of chemicals. Before using or even buying garden chemicals, it is important to read the label; this contains vital information on how to use the product safely and effectively.","label":"Chemicals"},{"id":"440","name":"Chemicals: using a sprayer","image":"/getmedia/56455AFF-DEBF-42CD-96C5-FCFF1F242ACA/PUB0005749_798962","url":"/advice/profile?PID=440","description":"Sprayers are available in most garden centres and DIY chains, and make it much easier to apply weedkillers, insecticides and other sprays to a large area than using ready-to-use packs with nozzles.","label":"Chemicals"},{"id":"309","name":"Chemicals: using safely and effectively","image":"/getmedia/935A1D9C-DB61-41E2-9135-BF153082362A/PUB0009022_289527","url":"/advice/profile?PID=309","description":"Plants often require protecting from pests, diseases and competitive weeds. Consider non-chemical solutions first, but if a chemical control is used, follow the instructions accurately to ensure that people, pets and the wider environment are kept safe.
","label":"Chemicals"},{"id":"132","name":"Conifers: brown patches","image":"/getmedia/C3B0A217-4863-4A07-B67B-7BB4E6CC2663/PUB0006342V_711526","url":"/advice/profile?PID=132","description":"Brown patches in conifers can be caused by a number of reasons. Pests or diseases are responsible for some cases, but others may be caused by growing conditions or routine operations such as trimming.","label":"Problems"},{"id":"915","name":"Beech scale","image":"/getmedia/97D76C8E-85E1-432A-88A8-6AFC4F553C90/RHS_SCN0006192_861272","url":"/advice/profile?PID=915","description":"Beech scale produces a dirty white waxy powder which can be obvious on beech trees. Although it is unsightly and may cause alarm it does little harm to the trees.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"455","name":"Brown scale","image":"/getmedia/5E225CB9-CE02-4DE4-ABD3-0191B14087ED/RHS_SCN0006163_28748","url":"/advice/profile?PID=455","description":"Brown scale is a sap-sucking insect that evidence of which can be found on woody plants at any time of year, partly because old dead scales remain attached to the bark.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"483","name":"Cushion scale","image":"/getmedia/AAE26D7B-577B-4907-91D6-9D8177DB4AC7/SCN0006167_115405","url":"/advice/profile?PID=483","description":"

Heavy cushion scale infestations result in the blackening of the foliage of camellia, holly, rhododendron, Trachelospermum and some other evergreen plants during the early months of the year.

","label":"Pests"},{"id":"492","name":"Cypress aphid","image":"/getmedia/D1C13AFE-985D-413C-82A3-0CA77D27B73E/cypress-aphid_262208","url":"/advice/profile?PID=492","description":"Cypress aphid is one of the causes of dieback on conifer hedges. It has become an increasingly problematic on conifer hedges since the 1980s, particularly on Leyland cypress.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"798","name":"Euonymus scale","image":"/getmedia/34C07F1A-691F-4A32-A7AD-444C10D18651/RHS_SCN0006189_358841","url":"/advice/profile?PID=798","description":"Euonymus scale has become widespread in England and can cause severe dieback on evergreen Euonymus species.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"802","name":"Fluted scale","image":"/getmedia/7BAB2038-2A47-432B-84E2-488249DA6B98/RHS_SCN0004121Fluted-001_893200","url":"/advice/profile?PID=802","description":"Once an uncommon glasshouse problem in the UK, fluted scale now occurrs on outdoor plants in sheltered places.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"916","name":"Hemispherical scale","image":"/getmedia/6FF57BE4-A8F4-4F86-9C1F-F18A73D5E1C0/RHS_SCN0006162_929015","url":"/advice/profile?PID=916","description":"Small sap sucking hemispherical scale insects can encrust the leaves and stems of a wide range of glasshouse plants.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"650","name":"Horse chestnut scale","image":"/getmedia/A50C0C2B-2BB8-4383-B851-F056216C8712/RHS_SCN0006171hchestscale_198491","url":"/advice/profile?PID=650","description":"Horse chestnut scale became established in the London area in the 1960s and has since spread throughout England and into Wales. Although it is often noticeable on the trunks and branches of trees and shrubs, its presence does not cause serious damage. The heaviest infestations often occur on street trees or plants growing in sheltered places.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"557","name":"Hydrangea scale","image":"/getmedia/134DC8F8-12E2-4798-BCF8-17FC7767636E/SCN0006174Hydrangeascale_515745","url":"/advice/profile?PID=557","description":"Hydrangea scale became established in the UK during the 1980s and has since become widespread in English gardens, it is also found in parts of Scotland and Wales.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"796","name":"Mussel scale","image":"/getmedia/4A1382B6-D67C-4C8D-8FAE-4ECFBAFE70FD/RHS_SCN0006179MusselScale-001_279282","url":"/advice/profile?PID=796","description":"Mussel scale is a sap sucking insect that can be found on the bark of its host plants all year round.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"918","name":"Oleander scale","image":"/getmedia/9603A7E6-6146-4446-9333-148DF07E66A9/RHS_SCN0006159_243055","url":"/advice/profile?PID=918","description":"The small whitish oleander scale can infest a variety glasshouse plants, including oleander, dracaena, palms and ornamental asparagus.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"872","name":"Orchid and other diaspid scale insects","image":"/getmedia/C34185B4-E643-4135-B4BD-F368AB5EC225/RHS_PUB0008205_569362","url":"/advice/profile?PID=872","description":"Small sap sucking diaspid scale insects can encrust the leaves and stems of glasshouse orchids and some other glasshouse plants.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"224","name":"Scale insects","image":"/getmedia/57705EEA-7762-42F2-8D0F-4730F9B13650/SCN0001543_646470","url":"/advice/profile?PID=224","description":"Adult scale insects are usually covered in waxy shell-like cover. They feed by sucking sap from a wide range of plants, including house-plants, greenhouse plants and many fruit and ornamental plants grown outdoors. There are more than 25 species of scale insect in the UK. Some scale insects can weaken host plants and many excrete a sticky substance (honeydew) on foliage, which allows the growth of black, sooty moulds.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"920","name":"Scurfy rose scale","image":"/getmedia/9D7403C4-881A-433A-A10D-4D65B38ACCFB/RHS_SCN0004311_130897","url":"/advice/profile?PID=920","description":"Small white sap sucking scurfy rose scale insects can encrust rose (Rosa) and occasionally blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) stems, giving plants an unhealthy appearance.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"788","name":"Soft scale","image":"/getmedia/D3440601-A40F-43B2-B96C-1114515E2C21/RHS_SCN0001542_359441","url":"/advice/profile?PID=788","description":"Soft scale is a very widespread and common scale insect attacking a wide variety of garden and glasshouse plants. It is a flat, oval pale yellow/brown insect usually found near the midribs of leaves and on stems and produces large amounts of honeydew.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"924","name":"Viburnum scale","image":"/getmedia/9531867C-D9E3-4317-86B0-01A2C000B987/RHS_SCN0006176_844473","url":"/advice/profile?PID=924","description":"Viburnum scale affects Viburnum tinus and ivy (Hedera), often causing a heavy coating of honeydew and sooty mould. ","label":"Pests"},{"id":"508","name":"Wisteria scale","image":"/getmedia/BC6F787C-E76F-4045-AFAF-B7591A919883/SCN0002831_622093","url":"/advice/profile?PID=508","description":"Wisteria scale is a sap sucking insect that was first found in the UK in a London garden in 2001. Since then it has spread but remains mainly confined to London and the surrounding areas.","label":"Pests"},{"id":"964","name":"Yew scale","image":"/getmedia/27C89BD5-D1C9-426F-961E-511FBC731449/RHS_SCN0006185_341321","url":"/advice/profile?PID=964","description":"Yew scale is a sap-sucking insect that can be found on yew (Taxus) at any time of year, partly because dead scales remain attached to the plant.","label":"Pests"}]},"type":"AdviceProfileCarousel"}

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