mutant Posted August 24, 2014 I am not sure if they are the same above and underground , if its the same "disease" please help out... want to mess with bio and man friendly materials to fuck them whiteys up OVERGROUND: I have seen it on the branches of the delosperma sp. 'bonzai' I am trying to make but also some other succulents some times. seen in on mandrake too ... also astrophytum asterias and capricorn... I think its the same fucker olive trees get, this or similar... get it on branches and junctions... white stuff.. I have seen this , but never seen insects, in cactus spines, little white coccoons... usually the cactus that spines have coccoons have their roots affected also.. ROOTS: astrophytum sp, gymnocalicium sp, etc... in general most of real cacti could catch mealies in the roots... rarely I ahve seen this in succulents too... so what do you suggest? this is fungal right??? go with chemical or bio warfare?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DiscoStu Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) i hear hot water will kill root mealies dead, some people say not to worry about them too, above ground mealies can't to just scrape them off and be diligent about it? Edited August 24, 2014 by bot6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Optimystic Posted August 24, 2014 I use azamax seems to have zapped root mealies.. used as a soil drench I didn't even do the strongest dose like towards a middle dose and just soaked the pots for about 15 mins.. above ground it depends on the plant.. if its opuntias and cereus i've used diluted alcohol applied late in the day when theres still enfuff warmth to evaporate quickly... not sure how biofriendly it is.. just a little dangerous @ gotta avoid breating it.. or you can apply it to them with a cotton swab or just blow them away with a hose and a toothbrush I have read (but never tried) that above ground mealies can't stand fish emulsions and that dousing the plant with a strong spray will make them go away... i've been out of fish for a while ... i think you still have to scrape off the old ones and spray so the little invisible ones will go away or something maybe check into that just in a quick search I found this http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/houseplt/msg0315043515661.html i didn't even read it all tho im hungry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katu Posted August 24, 2014 The above ground ones I remove manually. Root mealies i tend not to worry about untill i'm repotting. When that time comes I blast the fckrs off with a hose. I'm pretty sure the majority of my plants in pots, definately all my trichs have root mealies. They don't seem to mind to much? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franky Posted August 25, 2014 Mealies in the root zone are dealt with a systemic in my case and even then they are a bitch to remove!! above ground cottonball with metho will kill em but is also a bit brutal imo lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolname Posted August 25, 2014 Mutant mealies aren't a fungus they are an insect. And I think root mealie bugs might be different to the above ground ones, but am not too sure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
