guess I'm the only one who had mealy bugs....

I have had horrible outbreaks of them in the past and this year have had some - I usually find them when I take bulbs out in the spring and see the little buggers in the bulb scales. I use classic pesticides as a drench as they can attack the roots as well and have killed some of my plants in the past. They can be a real hassle to get rid of completely. Hope your method has worked to get rid of all of them :o) Dan

I used the Bayer drench and that didn't do it! What classic pesticide did you use? These are all in the greenhouse. For now, I'm hopeful as I haven't seen any, but I know the bulbs on the back porch are likely impacted and would like to proactively treat new bulbs when I bring them in this autumn. :-) K

Really surprised the Bayer drench didn't do it for you Kristi. I've got serious mealy bugs on my timber bamboo. I better get on it before they spread.

Pat...luckily, the bulbs I got from you are all fine, through I did the Bonide on everything. I used the Bayer drench, but maybe I should put it in a sprayer and apply to leaves as well. I even did Bayer granules on some. I think a bulb or 2 from Holland that was received earlier this year was the culprit. It doesn't take long for them to get out of hand!

I have used both of the Bayer products, but use the one for spider mites most often because that tends to be a big problem when I bring my plants in for the winter and so I have it on hand all the time. I use both the spray and the drench for things, but always drench for those little white nasties. Hope you can solve your problem :o) dan