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Losing battle against mealybugs


Losing the battle against mealybugs, is there any hope for these plants?

I've been using 1:1 rubbing alcohol and water every couple of days to take out any visiable bugs, and then pyrethrum once a week. It's alot better than where we started, but I can't get rid of all the suckers hiding in the cracks and crevises. And there are ALOT of cracks and crevises.

Is there some miracle cure? Should I just give up? I'm debating just dunking the whole plant in an alcohol:water bath and trying to drown the bastards.

by jiggleybutt

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