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BritneyMC

Anyone have any mealy bug treatment tips? I’m not talking neem oil and insecticidal soap… I need to go nuclear 🤣

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  1. JR

    Isopropyl alcohol-71% Use it on a q-tip to get what you can see. Then spray plant all over. Let the alcohol fully evaporate before putting back into light

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  2. Trevor

    Malathion should work

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  3. Trevor

    What type of plant is involved

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    • BritneyMC

      Several but my monstera deliciosa and a large alocasia are currently the worst.

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  4. Kayla

    Beneficial bugs

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    • Waspinator

      Specific effective bugs: ladybugs and a little black beetle called the "mealybug destroyer"

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  5. Trevor

    I had a corn plant that got them so I just chopped off the leaves and started fresh

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    • BritneyMC

      I would but look at this behemoth! I’ve had it for over 3 years and was devastated when I saw how bad this leaf is.

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    • Trevor

      That would be a shame

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    • JR

      Doesn’t look too terrible

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    • BritneyMC

      Hopefully not. I’ve been battling them on my alocasia to no avail so I’m just hoping I caught the monstera early enough.

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  6. Waspinator

    Use a q-tip soaked in alcohol to spot-treat any visible/adult mealies (try not to touch the plant; alcohol is harsher on it.) Clean the leaves (this is mostly to make any new mealies more visible.) Replace your soil (in case mealy eggs are in there. You can clean the pot with a paper towel and alcohol or use a different pot if you want to go the extra mile; I had to do that with fungus gnats a while back.) Spray a more gentle preventative dose of insecticide (neem oil or hydrogen peroxide will work on mealies) on the leaves, roots, and soil. Mealies are most affected when young, so repeat the preventative treatment every 5 days. Repeat spot treating with alcohol whenever you see older mealies. The lifespan of mealybugs is 31 days, so if you go a full two months without any signs of mealies, you're done with treatment. Mealybugs do travel, so inspect your other plants and quarantine all the affected ones to prevent them from spreading

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    • BritneyMC

      Thanks so much!!

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