Which you don’t want to kill? Messages: 3 Likes Received: 0 Location: Vancouover, BC, Canada. Jade plants occasionally have problems with mildew growing on them, especially powdery mildew. They are mealy bugs, root mealy bugs, scale, and to a lesser extent, spider mites. There are really only four insects that seem to infest Jade plants (Crassula argentea) with much regularity. Tiny wingless insects, mealybugs are only 1/5 inch long and have a waxy, gray or white appearance. YIKES. I've been fighting a mealybug infestation without much luck for over a year now. My sweet little plant is being sucked dry! Regain control of your garden with various methods to kill and remove the pesky bugs. These plants are succulents, so they only require water about once per week. Also jade plant, as in flowering plant, or as in plant made out of jade? Mealybug eggs hatch after 7-10 days, one female can lay up to 200 eggs. First I tried to … Check under leaves, in new leaf folds, and around the growing tips for signs of infestation. I really doubt that your plant's trouble is the result of an insect problem. Jade plants (Crassula argentea) require relatively minimal care and gardeners consider them easy-to-grow as houseplants. They also suck sap from your plants, which can weaken and damage your garden, especially if you have a major infestation. The pests form sticky clusters on plant stems, flowers and leaves and if not controlled can cause stunted growth, leaf loss and fruit loss. The mealy bug, or the plant? Mealy bugs on Crassula Ovata (Jade plant) ... Mealy bugs weaken plants and excrete a sticky substance called honeydew (mealy bug poo) onto the foliage, which allows the growth of sooty moulds." At least from the 'brown scar' aspect, it just doesn't sound like it. Mealybugs, sometimes called woolly aphids, leave behind a telltale white cottony coating on the plants. Mealybugs like lush foliage, so avoid over-fertilizing with excess nitrogen. The first step in controlling this disease is to isolate the plant in question so that the pest does not spread to neighbouring plants. A very large Jade plant and mealybugs. Mealybugs can easily crawl from one plant to another, especially when leaves or branches overlap, so one contaminated plant could spread mealybugs to all your houseplants. The females lay their eggs under a mealy, white wax where the bugs remain for life, protected from dehydration and predators by this waterproof … It is therefore imperative that the plant is checked for pests every week and treatment repeated every 7-10 days. Discussion in 'Garden Pest Management and Identification' started by wdr2wdr, May 7, 2006. wdr2wdr Member.

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