Some kind of fungal mycelium but can't say the name !! Tanay On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:08 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Mr. Neil Soares, > Many thanks for the identification. It does not look like mealy bugs > because there was no presence of ants on the plant. Moreover, if the mealy > bugs multiply to this extent there are traces of honeydew and fungi formning > on the plant. > However I will have a look once again tomorrow and see if there is any > change. The second reason why I doubt mealy bugs is because the fibres are > flying about when we shake the plant. > Regards > Yazdy. > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Mr.Palia, >> My guess would be Urena lobata var.sinuata and the 'fluffy matter' are >> mealy bugs. >> With regards, >> Neil Soares. >> >> --- On *Mon, 7/12/10, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >> Subject: [efloraofindia:41102] ID of the plant >> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> >> Date: Monday, July 12, 2010, 10:35 PM >> >> >> hello friends, what is the identity of the plant and what is the >> identity of the fluffy matter on its stem. >> Regrds >> Yazdy. >> >> You have been sent 5 pictures. >> >> >> DSCN3118.JPG >> DSCN3119.JPG >> DSCN3120.JPG >> DSCN3121.JPG >> DSCN3122.JPG >> >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >> >> >> > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
