Hello,

we didn't use any chemicals bought it store. Somebody from this group
has recommened us to use a solution consisting of distilled water, a
spoon of cooking oil and soap withouth frangance. Finally before
spraying, we were recommended to add a spoon of alcohol, which we did.

We tried this "potion" on a few leaves first and since it didn't seem
to do any harm, after a few day, we covered the soil and spray the
whole foliage. We repeated that two times in week intervals.

The tree seemed to prosper and we haven't seen any bugs since.

Also, please, see me reply to the other answer above. We might have
kept the plant overwatered for several hours by wrong choice of the
soil

Thanks for any advice. I love the tree, I hope that it will survive...

David




(Isom, Jeff , EM, PTL) wrote in message news:40F6934F9170964AAAD62F1E48579EB8C754EC@RDGML VEM01.e2k.ad.ge.com...
What did you use to "cure" the mealy bug problem?

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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