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 | | From: | Wishy13764 | | Subject: | Mealy bug question | | Date: | 17 Jan 2005 23:56:52 GMT |
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 | I have this Bougainvillea, in a small hanging pot with just one 7" inch branch.
Its indoors here in the northeast, and weeks ago I discovered this white patch
under the leaves. I sprayed it with alcohol and pull off those white patchs.
Doesn't take long to look at and treat. Since then its bloomed again on that
one branch. A few weeks gone by and each day of those weeks I checked it out
and saw nothing resembling them..so i thought finally I got rid of the problem,
but to my dismay i saw one yesterday on one of the leaves. Pulled it off and
sprayed again. I look very closely to each node and like I said its only aabout
7 inches long. I want to keep this plant. Is there no way for me to get rid of
the mealy bug permanently? I'm concerned as it grows more branches.
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| | From: | Iris Cohen | | Subject: | Re: Mealy bug question | | Date: | 18 Jan 2005 02:27:13 GMT |
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| You will get suggestions for all sorts of home remedies. For mealy bug, you
will need a systemic insecticide, either Orthenex or Di-Syston granules.
Neither of them is disastrously dangerous if you use them correctly. Check the
label carefully to make sure it is OK for Bougainevillea or its close relatives
(four-o-clock family). Spray with Orthenex in the garage or an unused room, &
leave the plant there for a couple of hours.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense." - Woody Allen
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| | From: | Phisherman | | Subject: | Re: Mealy bug question | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 00:38:13 GMT |
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| On 17 Jan 2005 23:56:52 GMT, wishy13764@aol.com (Wishy13764) wrote:
>I have this Bougainvillea, in a small hanging pot with just one 7" inch branch.
>Its indoors here in the northeast, and weeks ago I discovered this white patch
>under the leaves. I sprayed it with alcohol and pull off those white patchs.
>Doesn't take long to look at and treat. Since then its bloomed again on that
>one branch. A few weeks gone by and each day of those weeks I checked it out
>and saw nothing resembling them..so i thought finally I got rid of the problem,
>but to my dismay i saw one yesterday on one of the leaves. Pulled it off and
>sprayed again. I look very closely to each node and like I said its only aabout
>7 inches long. I want to keep this plant. Is there no way for me to get rid of
>the mealy bug permanently? I'm concerned as it grows more branches.
What you are doing will work with periodic inspections. Mealy bug is
not too difficult to eradicate. Personally, I would not have a
problem due to the lady bugs that are finding their way into my home
(lady bugs dine on mealy bugs). The life cycle of a mealy bug is
about one month. There are two types: One has a long tail and bears
live young; the other has a short tail and lays eggs. Look especially
where the stem meets the leaf. The young have a yellow color, turning
to fuzzy white as they mature. Take your plant to the shower twice a
month and give it a forceful warm shower. As a last resort you can
use an insecticide (made for indoor use)--three treatments, spaced 14
days apart should work. Ants are notorious for spreading mealy bugs,
as they "farm" them for the sweet honeydew extract.
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| | From: | Bonnie Jean | | Subject: | Re: Mealy bug question | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:20:17 -0500 |
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| Repeated sprayings with water is good. As a matter of fact that is what I do
to my veggies in the summer and I never have to use chemicals on them. In
the past what I do for mealy bug indoors is examine the plant very carefully
and remove the all the little buggers with a Q-tip dipped in rubbing
alcohol. This has worked for me. I generally get rid of them the first time
around.
Bonnie
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On 17 Jan 2005 23:56:52 GMT, wishy13764@aol.com (Wishy13764) wrote:
>I have this Bougainvillea, in a small hanging pot with just one 7" inch
branch.
>Its indoors here in the northeast, and weeks ago I discovered this white
patch
>under the leaves. I sprayed it with alcohol and pull off those white
patchs.
>Doesn't take long to look at and treat. Since then its bloomed again on
that
>one branch. A few weeks gone by and each day of those weeks I checked it
out
>and saw nothing resembling them..so i thought finally I got rid of the
problem,
>but to my dismay i saw one yesterday on one of the leaves. Pulled it off
and
>sprayed again. I look very closely to each node and like I said its only
aabout
>7 inches long. I want to keep this plant. Is there no way for me to get rid
of
>the mealy bug permanently? I'm concerned as it grows more branches.
What you are doing will work with periodic inspections. Mealy bug is
not too difficult to eradicate. Personally, I would not have a
problem due to the lady bugs that are finding their way into my home
(lady bugs dine on mealy bugs). The life cycle of a mealy bug is
about one month. There are two types: One has a long tail and bears
live young; the other has a short tail and lays eggs. Look especially
where the stem meets the leaf. The young have a yellow color, turning
to fuzzy white as they mature. Take your plant to the shower twice a
month and give it a forceful warm shower. As a last resort you can
use an insecticide (made for indoor use)--three treatments, spaced 14
days apart should work. Ants are notorious for spreading mealy bugs,
as they "farm" them for the sweet honeydew extract.
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| | From: | bamboo at localnet.com | | Subject: | Re: Mealy bug question | | Date: | 19 Jan 2005 06:31:52 -0800 |
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| Repeat application of Orthene, read and follow all label directions.
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