How Do You Kill Cochineal? To kill the cochineal mealybug, use a hose end sprayer. Fill 1/2 with insecticidal soap (Home Depot stocks) and the other 1/2 with water. You can mix malathian in the water to be more effective. You can substitute liquid dish soap for the insecticidal soap, but dish soap is not
What Is The Red Thing On My Cactus? The ruby ball cactus, also commonly known as moon cactus, is a grafted specimen. The colorful red, orange, or yellow top (the scion) is Gymnocalycium mihanovichii, a name referring to the flower buds bearing no hair or spines. Do cactuses bleed? Since cacti store water in their
Do Flies Like Cactus? Do flies like cactus? Fungus gnats fly to cacti when the soil is moist and conditions are warm, breeding larvae that crawl on the cacti before maturing into flying insects. Are flies attracted to succulents? Succulents don’t attract flies by themselves, but when they’re not properly maintained, they’ll be a home