Thanks, Usha ji, for the wonderful post.

On 4 June 2014 12:05, Usha Desai <[email protected]> wrote:

> My Dear Abhaji,Siloo,Gita
>
> This is not fungal infection it is mealy bug infection[quite often you get
> on Jasvant[shoe flower..Hibiscus]
> Infact fungal infection sometimes control mealy Bug[?]
>
> mealy bug is the pest on rain trees and its foe is Lady Bird Beetle
>
> go thr' the link to know what they are doing
>
> if any of you get involved,let me know what is happening
>
> I am sending this mail to all because Rain trees are everywhere in Mumbai
> and probably 100 years old..so it affects us all...
> I have not send the details of life cycles as I do not want to bore you
> all..
>
> Remember chemical pestcides will kill beneficiary insects which help in
> biocontorll  SO NO NO TO CHEMICAL PESTICDES
>
> Biopesticides for mealy bugs are Lady Bird Beetles and their
> larvae,Lacewings,Noctuid Mths and their caterpillar,Blue Butterfly
> caterpillar,Chalcid wasps.fungus.
> I f you want more info contact Dr Shubhalaxmi of BNHS AND GOOGLE...LOTS OF
> INFO ON NET
> Love Usha
>
>
>
> http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/cover-story/Beetles-Live/articleshow/33300957.cms
> [image: Inline images 1]  Mealy Bug
>
> [image: Inline images 2] Lady Bird
>                                                            Beetle
>
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