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cescosini
I have tried spraying it with a fungicide a few times but it doesn’t help. I used a toothpick to pick at the white stuff and it seems to resemble spider web texture but it is sticky with a hint of brown sap like thing in it.
emarkd
Not fungus, mold. From mealybugs. Specifically their droppings. Neem oil is a good place to start, I think, but I’ve never fought them myself.
StillLearning73
Isolate from other plant as they spread very easy and are hard to kill when endemic.
paimudan
Make a solution of water and a few drops of dish soap. Apply on the areas with the mealy bugs and pull off the bugs with a toothpick. It may take weekly soapy applications to get rid of it. The bugs dont react well to the soap but the plant will be unharmed by the solution. Good luck!
xultar
Put 70% iso alcohol on a cotton swab enough to drip and swab very nook and cranny. Wipe leaves with a soaked iso cotton pad. Kills them instantly by melting their exo skeleton. I spray the top of the soil with a mixture of tea tree dish soap and iso as well.
It is pleasing to watch. It is effective. May need to repeat at least twice a week until you break the cycle.
Good thing mealies are easy to kill and eradicate.
SnooGrapes9433
Those are mealie bugs, to treat them spray the plant with rubbing alcohol and remove the white parts that you see with a Q-tip, keep the plant away from bright lights for at least 2 hours to not burn the leaves
Randa08
I had a really bad case on my flaming katys, and I washed it off in the shower then used alcohol and a qtip on any small bits that came back, no problems since.
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I have tried spraying it with a fungicide a few times but it doesn’t help. I used a toothpick to pick at the white stuff and it seems to resemble spider web texture but it is sticky with a hint of brown sap like thing in it.
Not fungus, mold. From mealybugs. Specifically their droppings. Neem oil is a good place to start, I think, but I’ve never fought them myself.
Isolate from other plant as they spread very easy and are hard to kill when endemic.
Make a solution of water and a few drops of dish soap. Apply on the areas with the mealy bugs and pull off the bugs with a toothpick. It may take weekly soapy applications to get rid of it. The bugs dont react well to the soap but the plant will be unharmed by the solution. Good luck!
Put 70% iso alcohol on a cotton swab enough to drip and swab very nook and cranny. Wipe leaves with a soaked iso cotton pad. Kills them instantly by melting their exo skeleton. I spray the top of the soil with a mixture of tea tree dish soap and iso as well.
It is pleasing to watch. It is effective. May need to repeat at least twice a week until you break the cycle.
Good thing mealies are easy to kill and eradicate.
Those are mealie bugs, to treat them spray the plant with rubbing alcohol and remove the white parts that you see with a Q-tip, keep the plant away from bright lights for at least 2 hours to not burn the leaves
I had a really bad case on my flaming katys, and I washed it off in the shower then used alcohol and a qtip on any small bits that came back, no problems since.