Can't find info on this anywhere!

[BlazingBill]

I was hoping someone out here might know what the hell these are, they are like tiny junior mints stuck on the main stem from the dirt going up, when I pull them off they are like tree sap very sticky.
Not living bug so lost as to what they are.
Any help?
I have since taken the mother plant down and started removing and trimming the buds since they didn't get near them.
But not using till I know it is safe.
thanx!!

 

[veinz]

 

[Richard Richardson]

You've got Scale!

Possibly "Parthenolecanium corni"

Neem oil or vegetable oil will smother them.

Do it quickly, before the larvae crawl out from underneath them!

 

[Richard Richardson]

I see you have already harvested your buds There should not be any issues due to the scale.

They only suck sap and weaken the plant, but they are not poisonous to us (as long as we don't smoke them)

Their larvae climb on to the undersides of leaves. if you don't find any, your buds are good to go

I have since taken the mother plant down and started removing and trimming the buds since they didn't get near them.
But not using till I know it is safe.
thanx!!

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

Wow never seen scale insect like that before

In my own country they are a bit smaller & brown in colour got loads of them on the orchids at work.