Those are spider mites, not mealies. Alcohol was a good start, isolate it and continue treating with insecticidal soap.
Ok_Trust_8273
What worked for a friend of mine was rubbing alcohol mixed with water in a spray bottle. Spray every nook and cranny then wipe with a soft cloth or paper towel say like once a week. Eventually they disappeared.
MrsRoseyCrotch
Put that bitch in the shower and hose it off. Spray it hard. Make sure to get under the leaves and in every nook and cranny. Then use Bonide.
Itâs saved my fiddles.
Party_Building1898
When I had this i was told spider mites and the pet store wanted $10 got the same thing at Wal-Mart for 3.50
ConfusionIll7831
Neem oil works great on spider mites. Spray off the webs. Spray off the underside of leaves well and then apply Neem oil mixes with warm water and a few drops of dish soap. Make sure you soak the bottom of those leaves. Youâll need to apply it a few times but spread out the application 5-7 days apart. You have a major infestation on your hands⊠you must apply it more than once e to disrupt the mites life cycle and kill them all. If not youâll be dealing with the same problem in a few weeks. Neem also will also put a nice shine on the leaves as well. Itâs cheap and works very well on spider mites.
alana_erin_
Like the other comments point out, that’s a bad case of spider mites, not mealy bugs. Mealy bugs appear as white cottony patches, but what you’re seeing is webbing the spider mites leave behind.
If you’re not living in a winter environment, take that thing out and hose it down if you’re able, otherwise put it in the shower and spray it down thoroughly. The idea is to try and physically blast and drown away as many of the little fuckers as you can, then spray it down with a good miticide or even neem oil.
I had to do this with my fiddle a couple summers ago, it was a bit of an ordeal but after some months passed and a bit of pruning was done, it was happy and thriving again. Good luck, you got this!
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Those are spider mites, not mealies. Alcohol was a good start, isolate it and continue treating with insecticidal soap.
What worked for a friend of mine was rubbing alcohol mixed with water in a spray bottle. Spray every nook and cranny then wipe with a soft cloth or paper towel say like once a week. Eventually they disappeared.
Put that bitch in the shower and hose it off. Spray it hard. Make sure to get under the leaves and in every nook and cranny. Then use Bonide.
Itâs saved my fiddles.
When I had this i was told spider mites and the pet store wanted $10 got the same thing at Wal-Mart for 3.50
Neem oil works great on spider mites. Spray off the webs. Spray off the underside of leaves well and then apply Neem oil mixes with warm water and a few drops of dish soap. Make sure you soak the bottom of those leaves. Youâll need to apply it a few times but spread out the application 5-7 days apart. You have a major infestation on your hands⊠you must apply it more than once e to disrupt the mites life cycle and kill them all. If not youâll be dealing with the same problem in a few weeks. Neem also will also put a nice shine on the leaves as well. Itâs cheap and works very well on spider mites.
Like the other comments point out, that’s a bad case of spider mites, not mealy bugs. Mealy bugs appear as white cottony patches, but what you’re seeing is webbing the spider mites leave behind.
If you’re not living in a winter environment, take that thing out and hose it down if you’re able, otherwise put it in the shower and spray it down thoroughly. The idea is to try and physically blast and drown away as many of the little fuckers as you can, then spray it down with a good miticide or even neem oil.
I had to do this with my fiddle a couple summers ago, it was a bit of an ordeal but after some months passed and a bit of pruning was done, it was happy and thriving again. Good luck, you got this!