Comments for New Mexico Orchid Guild http://www.nmog.org nmog.org Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:07:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Mealy Bugs by Phil Martin http://www.nmog.org/2008/10/26/mealy-bugs/#comment-480 Phil Martin Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:51:13 +0000 http://nmog.abqwebdev.com/?p=212#comment-480 I had a bad infestation of mealy bugs throughout my greenhouse. I tried soap sprays, alcohol-qtip treatments, Raid house & garden spray; nothing worked, they spread all over and even onto the outside of pots and window jams. Finally I read about neem oil and bought some along with a small, pump sprayer. I was told to spray everything from the roof joists to the benches and floors, even the outside of all my pots and plants themselves. Two weeks later and now a year past, I have no signs of mealy bugs and I am relieved. I have started using neem oil to treat any pest infestation and it seems to be working fine. I had a bad infestation of mealy bugs throughout my greenhouse. I tried soap sprays, alcohol-qtip treatments, Raid house & garden spray; nothing worked, they spread all over and even onto the outside of pots and window jams.

Finally I read about neem oil and bought some along with a small, pump sprayer. I was told to spray everything from the roof joists to the benches and floors, even the outside of all my pots and plants themselves.

Two weeks later and now a year past, I have no signs of mealy bugs and I am relieved. I have started using neem oil to treat any pest infestation and it seems to be working fine.

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