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I have a Gold Star Esperanza and there is a white, cottony-like something growing on it. HELP!
Years ago at a previous job, one of the plants had this and the employees tried to get rid of it to no avail. It ended up "spreading" to the other plants.
We ended up throwing them all out.
I do not want to do that if I can help it.
Does anyone know what this is?
And more important, HOW do I get rid of it?
THANKS for any help you can provide!
Hairy aphids. Spectracide (http://www.spectracide.com/ProductCategories/OutdoorInsecticide/GardenInsect/ - broken link)makes a product. I used it a couple months ago on my pyracantha. All 3 had them. You'll need to treat it at least twice, then hose them off with a high pressure stream of water.
"Mealy bugs have small soft white or pink bodies. In addition, they secrete a fluffy white wax which makes the plant leaf or stem look as if tiny bits of cotton are stuck to it. Infected leaves may be covered with small white spots. Leaves will fall off of the plant, black sooty mold may grow, and eventually the plant may die. In the meantime it is unsightly and a risk to healthy plants. Isolate any infected plant immediately. Destroy heavily infected plants. Spray a mixture of alcohol and water directly onto the mealy bugs if there are a large number of them. If only a few mealy bugs are seen, dip a cotton swab in alcohol and dab the insects to remove the waxy coating that protects them. Then spray the plant with a foliar spray or a root systemic insecticide. Repeat these steps at weekly intervals until no more mealy bugs are seen. Be sure the pesticide is designed for indoor plants and follow all pesticide directions carefully."
Excerpted from this link INDOOR PLANT PESTS (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/gaston/Pests/winpest.html - broken link)
Hairy aphids. Spectracide (http://www.spectracide.com/ProductCategories/OutdoorInsecticide/GardenInsect/ - broken link)makes a product. I used it a couple months ago on my pyracantha. All 3 had them. You'll need to treat it at least twice, then hose them off with a high pressure stream of water.
Gah! You actually tried to save a pyracantha?? It's on my Top Ten list of plants I love to hate.
It's right up there with New Zealand Flax, yuccas, and other sharp pointy indestructible vegetation that grows out of bounds and is impossible to eradicate once established.
Gah! You actually tried to save a pyracantha?? It's on my Top Ten list of plants I love to hate.
It's right up there with New Zealand Flax, yuccas, and other sharp pointy indestructible vegetation that grows out of bounds and is impossible to eradicate once established.
Pyracantha!?
Pyracantha has its place, far away from the house, at the edge of the property, backing up to a wooded area where lots of birds live and breed. I'd never grow it as a specimen plant and surely not try to keep it in check.
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It's on my Top Ten list of plants I love to hate.
here's a good link for Mealy Bug information....
