mealybugs on Hoya Pubicalyx
Quick answer
If your Hoya Pubicalyx has mealybugs, the most likely cause is: Mealybugs are among the pests that the Hoya genus, which includes Hoya pubicalyx as a wax plant species, is susceptible to; these soft-bodied insects appear as white cottony or mealy masses on growing tips, buds, flower stems, and along the foliage and woody peduncles where they feed by piercing plant tissue.
Start here:
- 1. Physically remove as many mealybugs as possible with a soft toothbrush, then swab any remaining insects with a cotton swab drenched in isopropyl alcohol, repeating applications until no more pests appear.
- 2. Follow up by spraying the foliage, including under the leaves and around the woody spurs where new flowers develop, with insecticidal soap or neem oil, repeating treatments until the infestation is gone.
Why Hoya Pubicalyx gets mealybugs
hoya pubicalyx
Mealybugs are among the pests that the Hoya genus, which includes Hoya pubicalyx as a wax plant species, is susceptible to; these soft-bodied insects appear as white cottony or mealy masses on growing tips, buds, flower stems, and along the foliage and woody peduncles where they feed by piercing plant tissue.
How to reverse mealybugs on Hoya Pubicalyx
- 1
Physically remove as many mealybugs as possible with a soft toothbrush, then swab any remaining insects with a cotton swab drenched in isopropyl alcohol, repeating applications until no more pests appear.
- 2
Follow up by spraying the foliage, including under the leaves and around the woody spurs where new flowers develop, with insecticidal soap or neem oil, repeating treatments until the infestation is gone.
Keep mealybugs off this Hoya Pubicalyx
Quarantine any new hoya before adding it to a collection, inspect the woody peduncles and leaf undersides regularly for cottony masses, and avoid overfertilizing with nitrogen, which encourages the soft new growth mealybugs prefer.