Posted by MEADOW VIEW on May 21, 19100 at 20:31:47:
In Reply to: mealybugs on boxwood posted by susan on May 18, 19100 at 11:41:33:
: Every year at this time,two large boxwoods become infested with what I think are mealybugs...white specks cover each crack and crevice of the plant...when a branch is shaken, flakes fall down like dandruff. I know mealybugs on my houseplants look like ball of cotton...this does not but it doesn't fly like whiteflies....what do you think? I spray them off with the hose but that doesn't do much...this is a perennial infestation...thanks in advance for any help...
SUSAN: It sounds like you have Cottony Aphids. Spray with an insectide for Aphids, it will require several sprays a week apart and then as you see the critters reappear. MVG Plant Dr.