my angel’s wing has mealy bugs!! i have isolated it and am routinely inspecting/spot killing with diluted rubbing alcohol. i’ve also added bonide systemic granules to the soil. is there anything else i can do? I haven’t seen any of the cottony egg sacks, but i’m keeping an eye out to kill those too. i feel like just spot killing will keep me behind, like playing whack a mole. also, are these brown things on the stems normal? they kinda come off with some force and rubbing alcohol…
I use insecticidal soap after the alcohol swab treatment. Then respray about every five days for a few weeks. The Bonide takes a while to start working. At least a week.
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0 likesMealybugs are most vulnerable to pesticides when young, and they spend about 3 days as eggs and 4-5 days as juveniles. As long as you retreat about once a week you'll get them. Touch any adults with an alcohol soaked q-tip and physically remove them. The total lifespan of a mealybug is about 32 days, so if you manage to go two months without any signs of them, you're done
0 likesAnd the brown texture is normal. Also keep an eye on the plant; sometimes pesticides can burn them along with the bugs
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