Adeniums in greenhouse problems w/mealies
ladylotus
10 years ago
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Greetings,
I spent the weekend working in my greenhouse and moving all my plants indoors. I brought a plant in the summer which had mealies, now they are infesting my Adenium seedlings. I have been spraying with 70% rubbing alcohol, Dawn dish soap and water. I do not see that it is killing them. I have had a huge problem with flies, they are picking up these mealies and moving them to other plants as the flies are eating the sweet excrement. Now the flies have mostly frozen and I have continued to spray this mix on all my plants.
In addition to that, I have been using a couple granular insecticides (Ortho and Bayer) that have imidacloprid in them. I don't see that this is helping either.
Does anyone have any other ideas? Can I use pure rubbing alcohol without diluting in water without hurting my plants?
I have quite a few plants in my greenhouse so it is not possible to wipe each plant down.
Here is a corner of my greenhouse with my Adenium seedlings.
rcharles_gw (Canada)
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