Thsi is fungal mycelium of some soil born saprobe. If you can kindly share some picture of the dust like things you said you saw Can be Sclerotium!! tanay
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Mr. Tanay ji > I had a second look, I find that just below the fluffy part, you find tiny > specs of dust like particles, could they be the spores? > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:15 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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) >> >> >> > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
