I use dishwashing detergent liquid 1/4 teaspoon to a liter of water and spray it and then wash off with full speed garden hose.
it also washes away the "dew" dropped by the bugs. I have in the past added neem oil,did not do comparison research with soap or soap and neem oil, so dont know if it did any wonders. or if plant is in the in the house/balcony bring it under the cold shower put it in a large plastic tub to take up the mud so it does not get splashed all over the BR floor. works and sometimes I just trim away the plant branches that are highly infested and throw in garbage, let the critters be happy in the garbage dump. usha di On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 6:11 PM, Ranjini Kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Pankaj ji for this useful information. > Regards > > On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> My staffs say they do it manually. It's the best way. They also use >> Biokill. >> >> >> On Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Good good. Yes we also remove it manually as we don't use and inorganic >>> chemicals in our garden. I don't know but even neem extract or may be >>> eucalyptus oil should work!! >>> >>> On Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Ranjini Kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> ... Sorry, forgot to mention - spray with plain water. >>>> Ranjini Kamath >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Ranjini Kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I had mealy bugs growing profusely on the underside of my potted Ficus >>>>> Triangularis leaves. All I do is to spray [ strong spray ] the plant >>>>> everyday - specially under the leaves.My bldng gardener's very down-to >>>>> -earth advice - It works beautifully :) >>>>> You could try it!! >>>>> Regards >>>>> Ranjini Kamath >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Alka Khare <alka...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Any home-made or organic remedy? >>>>>> >>>>>> They have currently attacked some of my plants too, particularly the >>>>>> asters, I had to trim it down substantially today. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks and regards >>>>>> Alka Khare >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send an email to >>>>>> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/JF-NH4d9MRQ/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ****************************************************** >>> **************************************************************** >>> *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. >>> *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* >>> >>> *Office*: >>> >>> Conservation Officer >>> >>> Orchid Conservation Section >>> >>> Flora Conservation Department >>> >>> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >>> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> >>> *Residence*: >>> House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen >>> Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >>> *email*: pku...@kfbg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com >>> *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >>> (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> ****************************************************** >> **************************************************************** >> *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. >> *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* >> >> *Office*: >> >> Conservation Officer >> >> Orchid Conservation Section >> >> Flora Conservation Department >> >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> >> *Residence*: >> House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen >> Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. >> *email*: pku...@kfbg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com >> *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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