white stuff on plant
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FFSTRescue
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Do you have a picture of it? My leaves get a white residue on my plants from my hard water because I have well water so it leaves mineral deposits on the leaves, could it be that?
pantherlover
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thats definately what it suonds like.
pantherlover
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ya, i ve never seen anything like that. eggs of some sort?
JaxyGirl
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It's a scale bug which lives by sucking the sap out of your plants...here's a link
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/scale-bug-how-to-control-plant-scale.htm Hope this helps
Natalie
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/scale-bug-how-to-control-plant-scale.htm Hope this helps
Natalie
DGray
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Mealybugs!
The link above is close. Not scale insects, but those are mealybugs, genus _Pseudococcus_ most likely.
They are hard to controll as most of the greenhouse strains are resistant to many insecticides. They may also invade the root zone of a plant, so spraying alone may not be effective.
I like the Bayer products containing Imidocloprid. Used as a soil drench it doesn't leave any residue on the leaves. It is expensive, however. A new plant would probably be cheaper.
The link above is close. Not scale insects, but those are mealybugs, genus _Pseudococcus_ most likely.
They are hard to controll as most of the greenhouse strains are resistant to many insecticides. They may also invade the root zone of a plant, so spraying alone may not be effective.
I like the Bayer products containing Imidocloprid. Used as a soil drench it doesn't leave any residue on the leaves. It is expensive, however. A new plant would probably be cheaper.
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DGray
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tkilgour
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Have you tried using Neem Oil. It is basically a horticultural oil and It seems to control any pest issues I ever have. Another good non-toxic spray is Hot Pepper Wax. Its main ingredient is hot cayenne pepper that overheats the plant pests. There is an information website for it at www.hotpepperwax.com, A fellow forum member highly recommends this!
Neem oil works similarly to horticultural oil. It should be diluted with water and Pine Sol to counteract the onion-like odor. All of these are available nationwide at plant and garden centers and also by mail order.
Important: None of these should be applied to plants in direct sun or in high temps and I would give it plenty of time to try before re-introducing the plant into the cham enclosure.
Neem oil works similarly to horticultural oil. It should be diluted with water and Pine Sol to counteract the onion-like odor. All of these are available nationwide at plant and garden centers and also by mail order.
Important: None of these should be applied to plants in direct sun or in high temps and I would give it plenty of time to try before re-introducing the plant into the cham enclosure.
Its mealy bugs..
http://www.ehow.com/how_6935_control-mealybugs.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_6935_control-mealybugs.html
ijmccollum
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Insectidal soaps do work but it is a pain in the A and takes forever. As DGray states, it is cheaper and easier to just buy a new plant.
