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Hello guyz,
i'm in a big problem...My plant's are facing huge amount of mealybugs......and now it's 7th day of spraying but they are reaching to others plants as well...1st they was in dahlia plants... then also move to another plant which next to dahlia and now they are also on 5 to 6 more plants (..........and i grown them from seeds now they have few big green tomatoes but mealybugs attack them they are fine have very low mealy bugs but they are spreading like hell...so i read lots of article regarding mealybugs and everyone mention tht if you are facing heavy attack then dispose the plant......should i dispose almost 10 plants????or should i still wait?????bcoz they are reaching other plants as well (

what should i do any spray who can destroy this shi.....doesn't matter rather spray is for 10k doesn't matter just letme know if there any thing who can stop this mealyshi......

No no don,t wory brother to every lick there is a key & to every problem there is a solution.just use Bayer,s confidor.its a long spectrum insecticide which also includes mealybugs.in sever attack use it after three days of first use.carefully read the instructions on the label.i have already discussed on mealybugs,if you read the earlier posts in general discussion.

so there is a spray who can destroy them.......Bayer,s confidor at which nursery i can purchase in karachi

I doubt the pesticide you are using is expired, otherwise 3-4 sprays are enough for even a heavy infestation..

How could i know that pesticide expired or not????

Obviously as it is not working... what is the date mentioned on the label??

Actually Mealy bugs are very hardy scales.due to the powder like substance on their body they are safe from many pesticides.in other words they can not be controlled with every type pesticides.they can be controlled with specific pesticides just meant for this non sense mealybugs.Bayer.s Movento.Confidor or Acceta mepords really work against Mealy bugs.

izhar bro currenlty i'm using homemade spray...soap one........and umar bro where can i purachse that spray any specify address would be gr8...........and also now there are big drop down in mealybugs

and they are moving to new plants...i'm spraying daily and also killing them with my own hands
however it's good to have a spray specially for mealy bugs they are the most dangerous bugs according to me so far.....

Ali, please mention the name of the plants which are getting affected.. I have a hunch that they might be the off-season plants..

there is a dahlia plant and 4 of them are tomatoes and one of them is cucumber like kachri