VLOG - Removing Mealy Bug from Barrel Cactus - Ferocactus

[@desertplantsofavalon]

VLOG - Removing Mealy Bug from Ferocactus - Barrel Cactus

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[@ralphpaxton3634]

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[@markgibsons_SWpottery]

I usually come to your channel for enjoyment and fun, but I got my cactus in and even though I don't have mealies now, the seller contacted me and said shortly after shipment he had a mealy bug out break and to watch out for them. The plants look great, and I am preparing myself with your wisdom!!! Thank you, and Enjoy! Many blessings to you and Hans!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Parnell and Jakaiya :-D So happy you love my channel and I have just seen your wonderful email this morning, thank you both so very much, argh yes Mealies really are the pain of us cactus growers lives haha, the rubbing alcohol works really well at getting rid of them, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching and sending you both lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to New Mexico for a terrific Thursday XXXX

[@Cactimania]

Urgh, the dreaded mealies. I’ve had a bit of an issue with them as well recently, including in the roots of my two Gymno bruchii. As soon as spring came around so did the bugs! It’s a never ending battle against these pests. Thank you for sharing with us as always Lyn, have a wonderful evening and weekend from Edith & myself to you and Hans ❤️🌵☀️🌼🌺🌸🏜

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Mealies are such a pain in the butt for us plant growers Daz LOL! and so true as soon as Spring arrives out come the bugs, and because its been so bitterly cold here the past week, I have had to hold back on spraying all the plants in the polytunnel with the Neem oil until it warms up hopefully this week, it really is a never ending battle of the bugs with our cacti, thanks so much Daz for your wonderful Friendship and amazing support and comments and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Edith lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to England and Singapore for a fantastic afternoon XXXX

[@OrionStar1]

Oh my goodness. I just threw out a couple of Jade plants with that white stuff on it.. Darn!! Now I know what it is. I am going to check all plants. Thank you so much for the info. I will be sure to use the alcohol first and neem oil. Again, thank you so much!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So sorry to hear about your Jade plants, the good news is the alcohol and Neem oil work really well at getting rid of these annoying mealy bugs, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Friday XXXX

[@pattivermeersch7348]

Mealies are real buggers..thanks for this... comforting in a weird way to see that others have them too😁

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha Mealies really are little buggers :-D they really are the pain of us plant growers lives :-D thanks so much Patti for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@jeebsc2274]

Lynn, I always meant to thank you for introducing me to neem oil. A couple of weeks ago I found a succulent all droopy and sad looking. After a few treatments of neem oil it’s back to it’s beautiful self! So thanks again - not sure I would have come across it otherwise! Debs x

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Debs :-D thats brilliant news, Neem oil is so brilliant and it really helps to perk up our plants, and I wouldn't be without it now haha, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXXX

[@analizadelacruz7736]

I like your cactus its wonderful cacti

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you love the cactus and thanks so much Analiza for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@CactusCove]

Those mealy bugs have been really sneaky lately rearing their heads...😆 Oh they drive me crazy! I've bought 3 more bottles of bug treatment as a precaution incase I need it, it feels like one of those years where pests are going to be abundant in number as I too found a few stray bugs on plants that never had bugs on 🙆‍♀️ Like you say they seem to appear from thin air! 🤣 Just to mention its the adult male Mealy bugs that have wings and can fly around so that is all we need! 🤦‍♀️Great video Lyn.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Mealies really are the pain in the butt for us Cactus growers haha, they really do drive us crazy, and they love to hide in all the places we can't see LOL!, and they definitely seem to appear out of thin air, and OMGOLLY with the awful Male mealies that can fly, I wish we could get rd of these horrors forever on our plants, they really do drive us crazy :-D thanks so much Claire for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the sea for a fantastic afternoon XXXX

[@nathalieslachmuylders]

Wow, great tip about rubbing alcohol and black sootie mould, I'm still learning so much from your channel! I don't like the strong smell of neem indoors though (small apartment), I still use it but not on a regular basis. So the rubbing alcohol has been my good friend, couldn't miss it, and am currently seeing if I get good results from using castile soap with water. Didn't know black mould could be connected to mealies and nectaries, I've only just discovered what brown mould is : ) Thanks for sharing Xx

[@desertplantsofavalon]

The rubbing alcohol works so well at getting rid of the black sooty mold and stickiness and helps to get rid of mealies on contact haha, Neem oil can be strong especially indoors, although I love the smell of it haha, but poor Hans hates the smell and the smell of Neem oil lasts for days LOL! :-D thanks so much Nathalie for your fantastic friendship and for all your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from sunny Belfast to sunny Dublin or a brilliant afternoon XXXX

[@foliagecove355]

thank you for sharing this video super helpful especially in the hotter months to treat these babies

[@desertplantsofavalon]

So happy you enjoyed the video and the warmer months definitely encourage these awful bugs, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@TheseSucculentBuddies]

I hate mealy bugs! I normally just spray a succulent with alcohol all over and leave it for 10 mins then rinse it out and change the soil. It's such a pain when we have a big collection. Thanks for sharing this video with us Lyn! 💚

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Mealies are such a pain in the butt for us succulent growers, the alcohol works so well at getting rid of these awful pests, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

Great video Lyn!! Seems my pests of this spring are spidermites & Cactus scale. Been treating them for a couple of weeks. Neem oil!!! These guys always try to sneek in!! Good to find these early!! So... GET EM LYN!!!!😡 Hahaha!!!! From Morris park in the Ozarks, to across the Emerald Isle, have a great weekend ahead!!! Peace,Love,Plants!!!!✌💖🌵🌸🌿🌷🌳💐🌲🌹🌴🌻

[@desertplantsofavalon]

These awful pests love to sneak in and attack our plants, and Spider mites and Scale insects and mealies are such a pain in the butt for us plant growers haha, thanks so much Clyde for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you and beautiful Deb and all the pets and plants all lots of love and happiness and PEACE, LOVE, PLANTS and PLANT POWER to Morris Park in the Ozarks for a super Sunday today XXXX

[@Theatersounz]

Great video Lynn, I always appreciate horror vlogs, I dont feel so alone in my plight against mealy bugs lol! Keep up the great work, lots of love from New Zealand.

[@demonhalo67]

Not just a British/European thing then. I know NZ has a similar climate to us in southern England. I bet these mealies are also a non issue in neighbouring hot and dry Australia.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha its a Horror vid indeed Dave :-D Mealy bugs really are the pain in the butt for us cactus and succulent growers :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to New Zealand for a wonderful new week ahead XXXX

[@Clutchpearls]

Omg, mealybugs are the DEVIL! I have some evergreen bushes/trees outside that are probably 12' high the lower branches are WHITE AS SNOW OVERNIGHT almost. I don't want your my plants outside if it's this bad in my garden! I'm gonna spray the He🏑🏑 out of them today lol

[@desertplantsofavalon]

@@Clutchpearls haha Mealybugs really are the devil of the plant world, and its such a dilemma to keep them away for good, the rubbing alcohol and the Neem Oil works so well XXXXX

[@falzonp1]

Thanks for the information on using alcohol on mealy bugs on plants! I had an infestation about 2 weeks ago and they killed my wonderful fuschia! I have to start using neem oil now to as a precaution! Sending you Lyn and Hans lots of love from Malta!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Oh no so sorry to hear about your Fuschia Sylvia, Mealy bugs are such a pain for us plant lovers, the Neem oil works so well at keeping them away, if I stop using it for a few weeks the mealies return, thanks so much Sylvia for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a wonderful afternoon XXXX

[@kiarashania]

Hey Lynn! Glad to see you’re back❤️ Hope you are doing alright ✨

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Kiara :-D yes I post almost daily vids to my You tube channel, and am very consistent with my videos and I have never been away from You Tube for even a day

[@PurpleandThorns]

Wow beautiful cactus 😍 but Arghh mealies, hate them. I have same issue with my ferocactus 😩 glad to see how you fight those bugs. Thank you so much for always informing us what to do. 💚🌵

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Mealies are such a pain for us cactus growers haha, and its a never ending battle of the bugs :-D thanks so much my wonderful Cactus Powered Sister for your wonderful friendship and amazing comment and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Wales for a sunny Sunday afternoon XXXX

[@demonhalo67]

It is unusual for mealies to strike Echinocactus or Ferocacti barrels, as most of these have quite thick epidermal skins, making it difficult for these critters to tap into and gain access to the plants juices. I did have an issue a few years ago with some of them hiding amongst the wool of the developing aereoles, but generally they go for seedlings or more tender cacti such as Opuntia and Consoleas. I am quite tired of dealing with these persistent bugs, but I know it's never going to stop becouse of our damp and mild climate. Like you, I prefer to use a clear solution of isopropyl alcohol to tackle them, as the insecticides sometimes bleach the cactus, with an ugly yellow brown stain. The extinction of mealy bugs is one form of life I for one would not miss. Thanks for posting!.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

hahaha James :-D yes the extinction of Mealy bugs from this planet is definitely one we would definitely not miss hahaha! these pests from cactus hell really are so persistent and the little horrors of the cactus world alongside with Spider mites haha, and so happy you prefer to use the alcohol instead of the insecticides too, and yes in the past I have had cacti go yellow and brown at the top from insecticides, and the damage can sometimes look even worse than spider mite, Opuntias and Consoleas are Mealy bug magnets haha, I am always battling the battle of the Mealies with my Opuntia's :-D thanks so James much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Somerset for a super Sunday afternoon XXXX

[@geloh]

Great video. I made more issues with spider mites than millies.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Spider mites are such a pain, and I think worse than mealies as they are so invisible to the human eye to see, and that the damage to our plants is done before we can see them, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@flowergirl8887]

I usually put the alcohol in a spray bottle and spray the plant. It gets in all the crevices.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

The alcohol sprayed onto the plant works so well and great for getting into all the nooks and crevices :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@ЮлиянНиколов-н2у]

Super 🌵❤️

[@desertplantsofavalon]

thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a super Sunday XXXX

[@kaktus_cactus]

oh no, i think they are coming out again those horrible pests! Have you started watering your cacti in the greenhouse already, please?

[@desertplantsofavalon]

These mealies are such a pest Magda :-D I still have not watered any of the cacti in the greenhouse as its been bitterly cold the past week and below zero at night, I am going to wait until the middle of next week as it is meant to start warming up from Wednesday onwards thank goodness, my Echeveria's and Aloes are all desperate for a good drink too but going to have to wait another few days to be on the safe side, thanks so much Magda for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the sea for a wonderful afternoon XXXX

[@kaktus_cactus]

@@desertplantsofavalon The same here, at night temperature drops to 0 or even below so i haven't started watering yet:( Thank you for your reply

[@carlradford5231]

I have a big problem with root mealy bug, I have tried everything , washing off the roots and treating with neem oil and using systemics like Bug off , but they still come back , any suggestions please

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Hi Carl :-D Root mealies are a real pain in the butt for us plant growers, I am always battling this problem too and having this with some of my Aloes, I wash off all the soil thoroughly and then soak the roots in Rubbing alcohol to kill the mealies on contact, and then after the roots have dried, I then soak the roots for another 24 hours in Neem oil and Horticultural soap, before potting back up again in very gritty cactus and succulent mix, it sounds like you are doing everything right, I honestly think that mealies including root mealies are something that we have to live with as its impossible to eliminate them completely but keeping them under control is the next best thing, if you can avoid peat in the soil this also helps as root mealies are attracted to peat, I use a very gritty mix of Loam, Grit and Horticultural sand at 3 equal parts, and this really helps to prevent and starve off root mealies, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Thursday XXXXX

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

Those pesky bugs don't have any respect 🙄!!!!

[@desertplantsofavalon]

haha they really don't these Bugs are so annoying to our beloved plants, thanks so much Fernanda for your wonderful comment and support and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Portugal for a super Sunday XXXX