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Topic Title: croton problems?
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Created On: 06/17/2012 02:37 PM
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06/17/2012 02:37 PM
ttmphotography Posts: 80 Joined: 12/23/2010	I have some new crotons I just bought and I noticed some of them have round nodules on some of the trunks. ALOT of nodules all up and down it. Some of the crotons have it and some don't so I assume it is a problem. Any ideas of what it might be or how to treat it?
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06/17/2012 03:36 PM
paddleout Posts: 10810 Joined: 07/31/2003	Those are green mealybugs. The stupid box stores introduced a bunch of croton infested with it.. Get some volck oil spray and soak them down top to bottom in the evening. That will kill them, then spray em hard with a hose a day or two later. If any are left in a week, do it again. That will fix it ------------------------- Exotica Tropicals Plant Nursery Brevard Florida
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06/19/2012 07:33 AM
Karma Posts: 6072 Joined: 01/26/2005	I noticed Rockledge Gardens had some problems with mealy and scale in their bamboo. If it's in their bamboo, it's probably in other places. Don't mean to bad mouth anyone, as I like RG in general, but just stating the facts. ------------------------- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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06/19/2012 04:46 PM
paddleout Posts: 10810 Joined: 07/31/2003	Mealybugs have gotten to the point in Brevard where its just part of gardening now. The easier ones like green mealybug on croton can be controlled with volck oil/perhaps even soap or coffee grounds and a hard hose spraying. The tough ones like pink hibiscus mealy bug can infest the soil and require a longer term plan using a systemic.. or a serious helluva alot of coffee. ------------------------- Exotica Tropicals Plant Nursery Brevard Florida
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06/19/2012 06:15 PM
Karma Posts: 6072 Joined: 01/26/2005	yeah, I applied some systemic last week... ------------------------- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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