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Post-Mealybug infestation

17 years ago

So I have an oleander tree that suffered from an EPIC infestation of mealybugs. I left the tree in the care of others and when I returned 10 days later, it was absolutely COVERED in them. This was in early September. Since then I have fended off mealybugs, but have gained a problem with black scale... which I also seem to have under control now (I check the plant vigilantly!)

Even though the plant has been bug-free for a little while now, it doesn't seem to be bouncing back very well.

Any words of advice on post-traumatic care for oleander plants? Or even how the stupid bugs came about?

Thanks

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Kimmsr
17 years ago
Mealy Bugs excrement can often appear to be a sooty, of black, mold, or scale. Be sure that you do have a scale problem since the usual method of control is to spray either a dormant or superior oil, and you would not want to do that unless you did have something for that oil to suffocate.
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