Hello friends!
Today I wanted to share with you something that has been an ongoing plant challenge in the past couple of months - root mealybugs. Yup! Again! 🥲
I think the main culprits are the mealybugs we found in Hoya subquintuplinervis, but this time they spread to my dear and precious Hoya undulata! How dare they?! 😡
I think I got rid of all of them, but I will still have to keep a very close eye on my hoyas because…You never know!
I wanted to share my experience in hopes it can help you if you go through something like this and so you’d know what to do.
I hope you are having a great weekend and see you very soon with a lighter topic! 💚
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Silly Intro
1:08 How Did I Discover Root Mealybugs?
2:06 How Did I Get Root Mealybugs & What Did I Do Wrong?
7:40 What Are Root Mealybugs?
8:40 Treatment Options
9:01 Cut Your Losses
9:37 Root The Plant Again
11:54 Hot Water Treatment
13:00 Hydrogen Peroxide Drench
13:30 Neem Oil Drench
14:13 Systemic Insecticide
14:48 Which Treatment Did I Choose?
15:48 What Went Wrong?
17:28 Dishwashing Detergent vs Soap - Word of Caution
24:43 Positive Examples
27:51 Outro & Final Thoughts
29:47 Patreon Shoutout
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The photos used in this video are mine. Some photos are also taken from the Internet.
Credits:
Karolina - Instagram: @frihetienask
Root Mealybug Photos:
1. plantcaretoday.com/wp-content...
2. plantcaretoday.com/wp-content...
Filler photos:
1. Pot with water:
www.seriouseats.com/thmb/rvEq...
2. Hydrogen Peroxide:
target.scene7.com/is/image/Ta...
3. Neem Drench:
plantcaretoday.com/wp-content...
4. Systemic Insecticide:
5.imimg.com/data5/SELLER/Defa...
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Things To Read:
MORE ABOUT ROOT MEALYBUGS!
link.springer.com/article/10....
HOT WATER TREATMENT:
ucnfanews.ucanr.edu/Articles/R...
DISHWASHING DETERGENT VS SOAP:
homeguides.sfgate.com/effect-...
www.gardenmyths.com/dish-soap...
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Music:
I use Epidemic sound.
www.epidemicsound.com/
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8 авг 2024