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MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
Arggg! my beautiful tri colored sage is infested with mealy bugs
since they are in a pot at the moment I sprayed them off with the hose two days in a row. Do any of you know a good organic control? Needless to say the pot has been moved well away from the rest of the garden.

shannon1- Posts : 1697
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Re: MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
I haven't encountered mealy bugs, but I just looked in my Master Gardner manual. As far as organic control it recommends frequent application of insecticidal soap or neem oil. You have to keep re-applying it until the population declines to a tolerable level.
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Re: MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
Thanks I am happy to say I did not see any this morning but I will keep looking
shannon1- Posts : 1697
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Re: MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
That's a mess of mealybugs! The only control I have found for them is either Neem Oil or using a cotton swab soaked in alcohol to wipe them off.
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
I just finished wiping infected areas with rubbing alcohol. The infestation was far worse than I thought. Tonight is Neem oil. I don't suppose you have sprayed peppers with rubbing alcohol by any chance?

Re: MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
sanderson wrote: I don't suppose you have sprayed peppers with rubbing alcohol by any chance?![]()
No, never tried that. Alcohol evaporates so fast that I never thought of spraying insects with it.
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
I wiped the big clumps off using rubbing alcohol. Then, last night I misted stems and leaves with a bottle to catch isolated patches. Wow, the pepper plants came through nicely!!
Re: MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
sanderson wrote:I wiped the big clumps off using rubbing alcohol. Then, last night I misted stems and leaves with a bottle to catch isolated patches. Wow, the pepper plants came through nicely!!
Great to hear!

"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
I use neem oil, spray , then spray again 5-7 days later.
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Re: MEALY BUGS!!!!!!
This is a follow up to the mealy bug infestation in August 2021. Using a Q-tip to apply rubbing alcohol was not keeping up with the infestation. I don't know if something with more tender leaves could have survived the treatment.
8-11-21


8-18-21 I sprayed affected areas with rubbing alcohol. The leaves looked awful a few hours later.


8-25-21 A week later everything had recovered from the shock of the harsh treatment.

8-11-21


8-18-21 I sprayed affected areas with rubbing alcohol. The leaves looked awful a few hours later.


8-25-21 A week later everything had recovered from the shock of the harsh treatment.


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