Is this Barnacle Scales / Wax Scales on my plant?

[rosinhood666]

Hey dudes so I figured out one problem now on to the next. I'm finding these goldish white balls on every plant. Mostly on leaf stems. What are these? They basically just crumble when i remove them off the plant. They are not sticky. I've looked for bugs on my plants can't find any crawling on leaves. If this is Barnacles/Scales will Caps Bennies foliar kill them? Thanks dudes!

 

[Switcher56]

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[buzzmobile]

That could be a scale insect but if they are dry and crumbly that indicates the insect is dead. Live armored scale insects will leave a smear when rubbed against the stem.

I don't know about Caps Bennies but a horticultural oil or soap application will smother scale.
https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/jmorgan/articles/page1520001364362

 

[St. Phatty]

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