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Author Message   Rhilo  Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 12:32 am EST :    All my Anthuriams are infested with them. I have about 12 potted plants, split into two sets and placed in two different locations. They were sprayed inside-out with insecticide this morning, but I just checked on them now and the bugs are still...alive and moving when prodded! Now I am afraid they'll move on to other plants. Should I get rid of all my anthuriams? I also found them on an indoor plant, God knows how they go there! What other remedies are available besides pesticide? I am not sure if insects that are known and released for the purpose of killing mealybugs, are available for sale here. Highly doubt it =( Rhilo - western provice, colombo, Zone "?"   Luis_pr  My Time Posted on Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 07:03 am EST :    For outside plants, you could use a strong water jet to wash them off or you can release parasitic wasps & black ladybugs called Mealybug Destroyers (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri... THE best) but, on inside plants, that may not be practical. Pesticides sometimes do not work because they have a wax covering that protects them from said pesticides; that is why it is important to properly identify insects early and then use controls recommended for mealybugs. You also have to spray more than once since one application -for example- might kill adults but then eggs hatch and you get another infestation. Try using a soap/oil mix of 1qt water + 1/2 teaspoon horticultural oil + one teaspoon insecticidal soap. Rubbing alcohol (on a cotton swab) can also be applied directly on them. Chemical controls whose active ingredient include one of these: bendiocarb (Turcam, Dycarb), bifenthrin (Talstar T&O) or chlorpyrifos (Duraguard) give the best controls. Good luck, Luis Luis_pr - Hurst, Texas, Zone "USDA 7b/8a"

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