Interesting to see and hear what you do to control bugs. This summer I had a bad case of mealybugs on my purplish Aeonium and considered spraying with something stronger but ended up just hosing them off with water a few times. This doesn’t remove the mealies but most of the sugary stickiness goes away. As soon as the weather turned colder the bugs disappeared and the plants recovered. I am wondering if beneficial insects helped or if the plants can handle it if the conditions (lower temp) are better? Anyway, I’m just glad the option of not spraying worked since I try to minimize chemicals in my environment.
@xxrainwingdragonxx5988 I experienced something similar. I noticed when the weather got cooler and the plants came out of dormancy they seemed to fight off mealies with more success. They are definitely more susceptible to damage during dormancy it seems. This year was super bad for my garden. I lost a lot of good plants before I decided to start using chemicals. It is always a tough decision. Glad to hear yours are recovering!
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Interesting to see and hear what you do to control bugs. This summer I had a bad case of mealybugs on my purplish Aeonium and considered spraying with something stronger but ended up just hosing them off with water a few times. This doesn’t remove the mealies but most of the sugary stickiness goes away. As soon as the weather turned colder the bugs disappeared and the plants recovered. I am wondering if beneficial insects helped or if the plants can handle it if the conditions (lower temp) are better? Anyway, I’m just glad the option of not spraying worked since I try to minimize chemicals in my environment.
@xxrainwingdragonxx5988 I experienced something similar. I noticed when the weather got cooler and the plants came out of dormancy they seemed to fight off mealies with more success. They are definitely more susceptible to damage during dormancy it seems. This year was super bad for my garden. I lost a lot of good plants before I decided to start using chemicals. It is always a tough decision. Glad to hear yours are recovering!