Timeline for Are these mealybugs and how do I treat them?
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| Jan 12, 2018 at 14:29 | answer | added | kevinskio♦ | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 20:39 | comment | added | Graham Chiu | I don't see a health issue with the advice from that article which says to apply rubbing alcohol, and then wash it off. The alcohol will evaporate in any case. I used an alcohol spray on my oyster mushrooms in an attempt to kill springtails which it did .. but the mushrooms also died! | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 16:07 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackGardening/status/951485779276128256 | ||
| Jan 11, 2018 at 10:42 | comment | added | Bamboo | @GrahamChiu You're restricted as to what you can use as treatments because this is a food plant - working out why its happening is probably more important, as Stormy says, than trying to save this particular plant. I agree with Stephie - its a bit too far gone already | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 9:47 | comment | added | stormy | hummm, need to know WHY your basil is attracting pests. Too much fertilizer, too little sun some other stress? Get NEEM and spray or dunk your plants. Only use new leaves if this works. Should. Turning the plant upside down if it is small enough, holding the soil in with hand or paper plate, dunking in prepared NEEM solution, swishing around a bit, shake off excess, allow to dry and monitor. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 8:19 | comment | added | curiousdannii | @Stephie This isn't the first time I've seen these pests, so I'd like to learn how to handle them. And in this climate I think basil will survive the winter easily enough. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 6:10 | comment | added | Graham Chiu | It's still good experience to try and eradicate an infection for the next time it happens. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 6:07 | comment | added | Stephie♦ | How important is this basil to you? As basil is not exactly a long-living plant, it will start flowering and going to seed sooner than later. I personally would in this case consider simply discarding it and starting over. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 5:51 | comment | added | Graham Chiu | And then homeguides.sfgate.com/… | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 5:49 | comment | added | Graham Chiu | Is it robust enough to be taken into the shower to try and wash off the bulk of them? Also need to isolate it from any other household plants. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 3:54 | comment | added | curiousdannii | @GrahamChiu Yes in a pot. About 35cm tall. | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 3:25 | comment | added | Graham Chiu | Is this plant in a pot? How big is it? | |
| Jan 11, 2018 at 2:22 | history | asked | curiousdannii | CC BY-SA 3.0 |