mealy bug - thanks alot!

glasgow guy · 22-06-2010, 00:01

was out the back the other day and noticed one of the more established plants had what looked like a fungus all over it - closer inspection I saw it was mealy bug and every single stem on the 35 year old japonica was covered in it

- from base of plant to tops of leaves and it had began to spread onto other plant near it - so it had to come out - spent the next hour cutting it right back to base and doing so covered myself in mealy bugs - this I didnt know till I went indoors and then began to dance like michael jackson and wave my arms about in the livingroom trying to get it all off my head and body

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so I know have a rather large area in the garden which hasnt seen daylight for quite a few years and I dont know what to do with it..

so thanks to the mealy bug for giving me a job I didnt want to do, for making me dance like a tit and for leaving with me a huge area and not knowing what to do with it...

jaysay · 22-06-2010, 09:10

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Originally Posted by glasgow guy

was out the back the other day and noticed one of the more established plants had what looked like a fungus all over it - closer inspection I saw it was mealy bug and every single stem on the 35 year old japonica was covered in it

- from base of plant to tops of leaves and it had began to spread onto other plant near it - so it had to come out - spent the next hour cutting it right back to base and doing so covered myself in mealy bugs - this I didnt know till I went indoors and then began to dance like michael jackson and wave my arms about in the livingroom trying to get it all off my head and body

...
so I know have a rather large area in the garden which hasnt seen daylight for quite a few years and I dont know what to do with it..

so thanks to the mealy bug for giving me a job I didnt want to do, for making me dance like a tit and for leaving with me a huge area and not knowing what to do with it...

You could always start growing Spuds GG

shillelagh · 22-06-2010, 09:30

if its against a fence .. plant a red robin ...they look nice ... first picture is from 2007 ... the second picture took today ...

david1 · 22-06-2010, 14:07

You could have sprayed then with "malathion " they also don't like a very small amount of diesel mixed with water and painted on . VERY SATISFIYING ...

glasgow guy · 23-06-2010, 21:11

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Originally Posted by jaysay

You could always start growing Spuds GG

I am already growing them..

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

if its against a fence .. plant a red robin ...they look nice ... first picture is from 2007 ... the second picture took today ...

its against a wall and I have always liked photinias - might get one now..

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Originally Posted by david1

You could have sprayed then with "malathion " they also don't like a very small amount of diesel mixed with water and painted on . VERY SATISFIYING ...

that was my first after thought when I had been to the tip with one chopped up japonica..