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Scenteds chase mealy bugs?

19 years ago

The scented geraniums in the bay window, seem to have chased all the mealy bugs off the other houseplants, including a clivia. They've been gone for a year. Has anyone else had this experience?

Rosey, citrusy, and piney scents worked. Strawberry didn't.

Has anyone else had this experience?

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florey
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19 years ago
Does anyone with scented geraniums have mealies within 3' of them?
Mealies on clivia are a death sentence. They are all gone.

Here is some related but not direct, scientific research on another critter.

Here is a link that might be useful: Plant scents that kill spidermites
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