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mealy bug infestation

miamicuse

By miamicuse
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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miamicuse

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I have a croton plant in a pot outdoors that suddenly looked sick a two weeks ago.

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Looking closely I saw what appears to be white mealy bugs. 

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I rinsed them off, actually removed all the soil in the pot down to bare roots, some of the roots have rotted.  So I rinsed the roots as best I can and put it in a pot with new potting soil.

I have been monitoring it daily but it seems to be on a steady decline.  This is two weeks after the repotting.

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Is there any hope?

Anything else I can do to revive it?

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Looking Glass Grand Master

Looking Glass

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Mealy bugs come up often here, along with some sort of white mites.  I usually treat the surface with insecticidal soap a couple times and treat systemically with bioadvanced systemic treatment and that does it.  

JohnAndSancho Grand Master

JohnAndSancho

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I'm a croton mass murderer. Literally killed every one I've bought.  

Patrick Veteran

Patrick

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On 12/2/2022 at 7:48 PM, JohnAndSancho said:

I'm a croton mass murderer. Literally killed every one I've bought.  

Yes, but after killing, did you also eat them? Any respectable mass murderer worth his salt would at least consider it...

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Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

JohnAndSancho Grand Master

JohnAndSancho

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6 hours ago, Patrick said:

Yes, but after killing, did you also eat them? Any respectable mass murderer worth his salt would at least consider it...

More fiber. 

miamicuse Mentor

miamicuse

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7 hours ago, Patrick said:

Yes, but after killing, did you also eat them? Any respectable mass murderer worth his salt would at least consider it...

I thought a serial murderer eats but a mass murderer doesn't?

Patrick Veteran

Patrick

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JohnAndSanco mY very well be both at this point lol. But yes, I suppose you do have a point.

It's OK, though. I treat my palms like John treats his Crotons ;)

 

In the end, just a joke. 

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Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

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