tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post3882644466991468070..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Mealybugs!Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-62593952893459483952008-09-22T19:42:00.000-04:002008-09-22T19:42:00.000-04:00I've been lucky..My clivia plants have never gotte...I've been lucky..My clivia plants have never gotten bugs. Lets hope it stay that way..I have tons of clivias, seedlings...Do you want one?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161977957681942482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-36020391114934523542008-09-21T14:29:00.000-04:002008-09-21T14:29:00.000-04:00All, thanks for all the comments and understanding...All, thanks for all the comments and understanding. We are united in our hatred of mealybugs! It's been four days since I got rid of the plants they were on (including "the old neighbor's African Violet, unfortunately) and the remaining plants seem to be "clean". Here's hoping!<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-47568068218990048982008-09-21T12:01:00.000-04:002008-09-21T12:01:00.000-04:00You didn't throw away the old neighbor's did you? ...You didn't throw away the old neighbor's did you? I would be horrified?<BR/><BR/>Hey, call me....Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-7345389794931456692008-09-20T21:13:00.000-04:002008-09-20T21:13:00.000-04:00Those nasty little suckers show up on my container...Those nasty little suckers show up on my container plants every fall. I five them a shower and they wash right off.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3476545601563571722008-09-20T15:52:00.000-04:002008-09-20T15:52:00.000-04:00I concur with the other commenters; mealybugs are ...I concur with the other commenters; mealybugs are evil. I have a couple very large cacti that I've been trying to remove mealybugs from for over a year now.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-25749226377413195392008-09-20T09:59:00.000-04:002008-09-20T09:59:00.000-04:00Good luck, Carol; I hope all those nasty little cr...Good luck, Carol; I hope all those nasty little critters are gone. I have the perfect solution for mealybugs--I don't have any houseplants!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-78770083441335506322008-09-19T20:55:00.000-04:002008-09-19T20:55:00.000-04:00Mealybugs seem to like the outside as much as the ...Mealybugs seem to like the outside as much as the inside. My pyracantha was infested and the bugs left a mess all over my patio. Hope you solved your problem with winter coming and moving plants inside.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-27408722601257334242008-09-19T19:48:00.000-04:002008-09-19T19:48:00.000-04:00Years ago when I had a huge collection of Violets ...Years ago when I had a huge collection of Violets and Begonias I had a terrible round of mealy bugs. I dipped a q-tip into alcohol and they sizzled. I got rid of them in this way. They would occasionally reappear but not in the numbers when I first discovered them. They are a terrible affliction for house plants.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-26377784210266151392008-09-19T19:35:00.000-04:002008-09-19T19:35:00.000-04:00Carol,Love love love the idea of "African vio...Carol,<BR/><BR/>Love love love the idea of "African violet years" and your rule of ownership (on the earlier blog post). For what it's worth, I did read that African violet is considered THE plant to give on Grandparents' Day<BR/><BR/>http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/grandparents-day-tradition/story.aspx?guid=%7B8442ACFE-29CD-4C14-88D6-011AF263F1EC%7D&dist=hppr<BR/><BR/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341451579858406173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-53110041599155234972008-09-19T14:30:00.000-04:002008-09-19T14:30:00.000-04:00A pox upon the little buggers! Here's hoping you'r...A pox upon the little buggers! Here's hoping you're rid of them for good.Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-74463132445376281722008-09-19T13:31:00.000-04:002008-09-19T13:31:00.000-04:00Mealybugs are horrid little things - they're the r...Mealybugs are horrid little things - they're the reason I gave up on tropical hibiscus. <BR/><BR/>I'm sad for you right now because you lost your plants, Carol - but I'll feel jealous pretty soon when you're out having fun buying new houseplants. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-80400201674258834112008-09-19T13:13:00.000-04:002008-09-19T13:13:00.000-04:00I hate 'em too, and I have one plant with them. I...I hate 'em too, and I have one plant with them. It's a large Dracaena that my mom gave me last winter. So far, they haven't infested anything else, although I did find some on an orchid that I bought awhile back. Those were already present on it and I cleaned them off successfully.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to take that Dracaena outside today and hose it off really well. They aren't really bad yet, Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-70358496407070158992008-09-19T13:02:00.000-04:002008-09-19T13:02:00.000-04:00Ew! I think we had these awful things once.Ew! I think we had these awful things once.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381103120658976286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-22992010179850423372008-09-19T12:00:00.000-04:002008-09-19T12:00:00.000-04:00I received a gift plant from a friend that brought...I received a gift plant from a friend that brought me mealy bugs and I'm with you -- I will never put a plant that has not been isolated for a while in with my other plants. What a nightmare; I ended up the same way you did, throwing away a lot of plants. Those darned things are a royal pain in the you know where.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, I'm sure you got the problem licked this time.healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-45894650767326559182008-09-19T11:42:00.000-04:002008-09-19T11:42:00.000-04:00How terribly sad to have to throw away your Clivia...How terribly sad to have to throw away your Clivia plants...but still, it's worth it if you got rid of them! I do hope so!<BR/>KatarinaKatarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-12329953496440738332008-09-19T11:04:00.000-04:002008-09-19T11:04:00.000-04:00There are undoubtedly one of natures yukkiest - as...There are undoubtedly one of natures yukkiest - as sticky as wooly aphids. I have painted them with whisky which seems to work quite well as an insecticide in this case as it runs into those little crevices. (I would have thought that vodka would be equally effective although green chartreuse and chardonnay probably less so !).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-74477100206561719302008-09-19T10:49:00.000-04:002008-09-19T10:49:00.000-04:00So mealybugs are sort of like the indoor version o...So mealybugs are sort of like the indoor version of scale. Yuck. I hope you got rid of them for good.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-49250717621918623742008-09-19T10:28:00.000-04:002008-09-19T10:28:00.000-04:00I do wish you the best. I have some plants at wor...I do wish you the best. I have some plants at work that suffered recently from spider mites. I've also been trying to save some indoor plants at my moms from something nasty that leaves a sticky substance.<BR/><BR/>I remember going to Frank's as a kid with my aunt (and now gardening mentor!) and asking her questions about all of the flowers.KayGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101700097753371549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-23922788628821541612008-09-19T10:25:00.000-04:002008-09-19T10:25:00.000-04:00Let us know if it worked Carol! Do you have any so...Let us know if it worked Carol! Do you have any solutions for the little flies/gnats that are forever using my houseplants as a runway? This is not an insect airport!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-7074871432315798762008-09-19T10:05:00.000-04:002008-09-19T10:05:00.000-04:00Ouch! Having a plant eating cat means no houseplan...Ouch! Having a plant eating cat means no houseplants. I miss having them but not the bugs! I like your thoroughness, Carol, it makes sense to isolate them.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-24020768469728785032008-09-19T09:44:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:44:00.000-04:00I hope the nasty meanlybugs will leave the night-b...I hope the nasty meanlybugs will leave the night-blooming cereus alone. It would be bad if they attack the cereus because it's such a beautiful plant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com