theoldgardener wrote:
Assuming they are mealy bugs, spraying them with water containing
detergent will help, but the reason most finally toss them is that a
few of the insects will also be in the plant's soil and those will
reinfest the plant. The cure (constant vigilance and repeated spraying)
is too much trouble for a plant like coleus.

So I won't feel too guilty if I toss them. I just hope the other
plants (so far unaffected) in the same planters don't become infected.

Thanks,
Steve




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