House Plant Disease

I recently purchased a ficus tree. I did not notice that it was covered in small brown spots. They are about the size of a match head. I can flick them off with my finger and you can smash them. It is almost like they are bugs, but I don’t think they are. I have been told that it is called scale. It is killing my three ficus trees. Please help, I don’t know what to do to kill this parasite.

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#1 Comment By Nikki On 05/03/2011 @ 8:33 am

It is scale. This article will help:
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