Mealy bugs (revisited)
About a year ago I asked about an infestation of mealy bugs I had with
a newly bought phal. I just thought I'd let you know how I eventually got rid of them. I tried the old 'dab them with meths' trick a number of times but they just kept coming back, so not wanting to infect the rest of the plants I thought it was do or die time (for the orchid and/or the mealy bugs!). I completely immersed the orchid (pot,'soil',orchid to well over the top of the leaves) in a warm (~35C) solution of Sybol Extra(10%) for half an hour. I did this twice within a week and haven't seen them since, didn't have to repot and the thing hasn't stopped flowering since! I didn't think it would survive the treatment, but orchids seem to be a lot tougher than people give them credit for! l8rs Dave |
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