mealybugs on Hens And Chicks
Quick answer
If your Hens And Chicks has mealybugs, the most likely cause is: Sempervivums (also called hens and chicks or house leeks) are frequently plagued by root mealy bugs that lodge in the root mass and produce telltale cottony white masses on the roots, a problem severe enough that experienced growers unpot and inspect every nursery plant before buying it.
Start here:
- 1. Unpot new Sempervivum at the nursery or at home and inspect the root system for white, cottony masses before bringing the plant into your collection.
- 2. If masses are present, wash the roots clean and swab or drench the root system with 70 percent alcohol or insecticidal soap to kill the mealybugs.
Why Hens And Chicks gets mealybugs
Hens And Chicks
Sempervivums (also called hens and chicks or house leeks) are frequently plagued by root mealy bugs that lodge in the root mass and produce telltale cottony white masses on the roots, a problem severe enough that experienced growers unpot and inspect every nursery plant before buying it.
How to reverse mealybugs on Hens And Chicks
- 1
Unpot new Sempervivum at the nursery or at home and inspect the root system for white, cottony masses before bringing the plant into your collection.
- 2
If masses are present, wash the roots clean and swab or drench the root system with 70 percent alcohol or insecticidal soap to kill the mealybugs.
Keep mealybugs off this Hens And Chicks
Quarantine new Sempervivum purchases, plant them in fresh sterile soil in a clean pot, and keep them isolated from other succulents for at least two weeks while you watch for signs of infestation.