Slc. Baby Ben

[dounoharm]

just beautiful plant and flowers!!! great plant!! for your mealybugs, I am afraid you will have to get the big guns out....and if this plant has been in the same room with your others, you have to treat them all now...mealybugs spread fast and deadly! I would recommend using a good systemic insecticide...a systemic because that not only kills by contact, but is absorbed into the tissue of the plant and kills as the bugs munch on it....you will have to apply it several times consecutively ...like once every 2 weeks for at least 3 applications, then once a month for 6 months....sounds tough I know, but that's how you kill them....in a household application, I suggest placing several plants in a very large plastic bag and spraying in the bag to contain the chemical....you can take it outside to do, but do it in the SHADE! sunlight at this tender point can kill your plants! soak the plants good with the chemical and let them drain off and dry before returning them in the house. keep them in a shady well ventilated area to dry....good luck!

[bethmarie]

Merci, dounoharm. Very informative and helpful. I have never used a systemic. Is Bayer 3 in 1 an acceptable one?
I have mites and a rot issue to address in a couple others, in addition to the mealybugs in the newcomer. ...when it rains, it pours.

Originally Posted by Kailyn

"unwilling victims" -this made me laugh, I can so relate. I'm pretty sure my friends can't tell my orchids from my aloe but they make the appropriate ooo noises at least....

My victims also figured out how to oooh and ahhh. And they have a few stock phrases they use to bail them out and get back to their own lives. 'Cool', 'That's a beauty, Mom', 'Looks a lot like it did yesterday' and 'Please, not again' are common.

[dounoharm]

yes, I think bayer makes a good one..i just pick up whatever is available at the time at the store, lol...good luck!

[GardenTheater]

Gorgeous flower! Good luck with the evil mealies.