Mealybugs on Paph flowers.

[jeremyinsf]

Did you spray it with something? Or you just manually removed them?

[dounoharm]

Originally Posted by kindrag23

All I can say is yall have some seriously amazing eye sight. Wowza! Also the bayer 3 in 1 is the best I have found. It kills aphids/white flies/spider mites (my hibiscus and gardenia get attacked yearly.) But if u can spray outside it stinks. Good luck. At least you got tk enjoy the blooms for a little while.

you know, generally insecticides don't stink...they are odorless....when they are manufactured, they ADD the stink, so that people are aware of their existence....when you smell it, you know to back off or take protective measures...can you imagine the dangers of NOT HAVING A STINK?!

[MustangSavvy]

Originally Posted by jeremyinsf

Did you spray it with something? Or you just manually removed them?

I picked them all off, gave it a good shower and then have been treating with alcohol. It seems to be working well.

[jeremyinsf]

Your idea of keeping it in quarantine is good. The eggs are small and the bugs can get into the media and all - so it's impossible to just treat the ones you see.

If I may suggest - enjoy the flowers as much as you can now, and when it is done with the cycle, then you can re-pot and spray it and all. That will make sure it's eradicated.

[RosieC]

I used rubbing Alcohol on Paph buds and it didn't harm the buds, but then there were hardly any mealies and I used a cotten bud soaked in alcohol to dab each mealy (or sign of fluff from one) and didn't get much on the flowers in the process.

Make sure and check again daily or every few days for several weeks. Mine came back after two or three weeks and I did the same again as soon as I saw the tiniest trace of them re-appear. They never came back after that, I think I got the second batch before they could bread.