Re: Mealy bugs on roots

From: Matt Miller (nuclei@paonline.com)
Date: Sun Sep 07 1997 - 16:15:33 PDT

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Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 16:15:33 -0700
From: Matt Miller <nuclei@paonline.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: Mealy bugs on roots

James Vicari wrote:
>
> Does anybody have any suggestions on how to eliminate mealy bugs on
> Sarracenia roots? Also, is there any way to prevent them?
We have the same problem with some of our orchids. We use and
insectisidal soap washed through the soil and it usually kills them the
only problem is that if any survive they can multiple extemely quickly
and be back within several months. However we have noticed that they
only
feed on the already dead root material and that they do not appear to
cause the live roots or the plant any harm. Athlough they should be
gotten rid of anyway. You should isolate the plants that have them from
the plants that don't have them because they can spread from pot to pot
very quickly.

I hope this info has helped you a little !!!

Matt Miller

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