How to kill ☠️ mealybugs and scale bugs on cacti 🌵 and succulents

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How to kill ☠️ mealybugs and scale bugs on cacti 🌵 and succulents

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How to treat pests on cacti and succulents? How to kill bugs on cacti?
Treatment of pest (mealybugs or scale) on a Melocactus matanzanus, and recovery update.
DISCLAIMER: this and all treatments of pests will affect plants with farina (white waxy coating). Try this at your own risk, and with one plant to start. That way, if you make a mistake, it will not affect all of your plants. Feel free to DM me via instagram with any questions @ Eastcoastcamanchaca. Happy growing!
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@MickeyV2010 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this info! After searching internet for almost an hour, I finally found you! Thanks for showing how to mix the Bayer tree & shrub for use on cactus, but bonus was showing your cactus successfully thriving a year later. Helps me overcome the fear of doing more harm with this insecticide than good.

@newmanmansell760 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful😌👌💯I use a systemic and it has prevented any mealybugs and scale insect for years

@RareCactus 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely, systemic is definitely the way to if you’re able to do it before a pest 😅

@dawnheard1263 8 ай бұрын

I just had systemic on my sedum and I just found a infected plant with scale. I am thinking MAYBE it didn't have time to work maybe. It was on for 3 weeks but I noticed it wasn't melted well into jr soil.

@lorrihager1057 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t that hurt your hands. I love your cacti garden it’s beautiful

@RareCactus 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I think wearing gloves 🧤 would be a good idea 😅

@Bangkokguitar 2 жыл бұрын

THank you for this. Just got done following your instruction on a group in front of my home that looked the same as yours. Everything looks to be smiling again.

@RareCactus Жыл бұрын

Nice! I’m glad it worked for you 🙂

@christophermartinez338 2 жыл бұрын

U have an amazing grow area and collection! I really like your set up

@tommosher5166 Жыл бұрын

Wow! You have beautiful cactus. Great video, learned a lot. You will be my go to for all things cactus, thank you for sharing and making great videos. - Kendall

@cactuseando1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Kendall! Glad you liked it 👍

@anitarohm5031 Жыл бұрын

Thank u dude. Mealy, Scale, Agave Snout Weevel; my worst enemy. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@RareCactus Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@serenity3031 5 ай бұрын

OK, I have never heard of using windex for plant pests. I wonder what the mechanism of action is.

@ak12345 3 жыл бұрын

The plants seem to like your soil mix, it's very gritty, can you give the composition?

@RareCactus Жыл бұрын

They do! I sell the soil mix so I cannot share the formula sorry

@wilsonb5417 Жыл бұрын

When you say you recommend doing a 2nd round of the treatment 10 days later, does that mean you leave it out to dry for that time? Or do you pot it back up with temporary soil just for 10 days?

@cactuseando1 Жыл бұрын

Hello! I pot the plant and do a second soaking after it’s planted. Sometimes even a third. No need to dig it up

@OffGridInvestor 10 ай бұрын

You realise they can survive for QUITE A WHILE not in soil. Cacti aren't like vegetable, they can remain dry and unpotted for weeks. In fact when repotting a cacti its normal to not water for 3 weeks to allow any damage to the roots to dry and callous. Otherwise if it's watered as soon as it's potted, it can be the start of root rot leading to the whole cactus rotting and dying

@CraneDude 7 ай бұрын

Can you treat in winter ?

@ZE308AC Жыл бұрын

Can you use calcium powder and diatamesouse earth in a paste form?

@RareCactus Жыл бұрын

I’ve only ever seen them in powder form but haven’t used them because of the mess 😅

@annacaucci7644 2 жыл бұрын

hey there, I was wondering if you think it’s a good idea to dip plants in this solution as a pre-preventative? I have a few plants that I want to pot up but I’m afraid they are dormant and I wasn’t sure if it’s OK to do this right now? thanks so much in advance for your help!

@RareCactus Жыл бұрын

I’ve never tried it as preventative. For that, try searching for a systemic insecticide which your plant absorbs and then feeds to potential pests to kill them 🤓

@noelstoll5384 Жыл бұрын

What's the rocky potting material, granite? And do you add any organic material? At what ratio of inorganic to organic? Thanks!

@RareCactus Жыл бұрын

Hello! I use and sell this: www.eastcoastcamanchaca.com/shop/p/southamericancactussoil

@BobbyJpure 2 жыл бұрын

You should try Starkle G insecticide!

@RareCactus 2 жыл бұрын

Ive heard it works wonders! I may just give it a try, thank you!

@erikgamboa8299 11 ай бұрын

Can’t you boil or heat the soil?

@RareCactus 11 ай бұрын

Do you mean with the plant in it?

@dawnheard1263 8 ай бұрын

It looks like scale infestation very bad

@RareCactus 8 ай бұрын

Yes they’re a huge pain 🥲🤣

@Guttergirl61 Жыл бұрын

I have a large cactus with 2 large arms (boobs) extending out. I just noticed meely bugs in the joints of the arms & they are pulling away from the main part of the plant. Should i cut them off & treat the plant? Or just treat the entire plant? Yes, i ignored my boob cactus in the last weeks as ive been working so many hours trying to meet my deadlines. Any advice would very much appreciated!!!!😢😢😢

@RareCactus Жыл бұрын

Hey! No need to cut it, just hose those suckers off with the hose (completely) once a week when you water and only treat with pesticides if after 3 weeks they come back. They usually don’t if the plant of getting sun and health 🙂

@hankkingsley9183 7 ай бұрын

Seems more practical to quarantine the plant into a garbage dumpster and buy another one

@RareCactus 6 ай бұрын

Sure, but some of these plants are irreplaceable and very valuable 😅

@kennethchavez5182 3 жыл бұрын

I heard you say that too many organic substances in a potting medium can attract pests, do you know any inorganic potting medium that can be used for phalaenopsis orchids? I've only ever been able to find bark chips as a potting medium and it would make sense why my orchids specifically seem to attract so many pests, would moss be a better alternative?

@RareCactus 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if the same also applies to orchids to be honest. I have orchids as well and they do live in bark and seem to be ok.

@bhumphries1360 2 жыл бұрын

Miss is going to stay wetter longer. So, if you e struggled with fungus gnats, I'd stay away from it. Plus, if you live in a more humid envy, I wouldn't change to spagnum moss. You can mix perlite, horticultural charcoal, and lava rock with your bark chips. Many premixed Orchid mediums come with many of those substrates I listed above. Repot me website has a lot of orchid pre mixed mediums available. They are a bit pricey. So, you could easily mix your own with what I listed above. Whatever media you choose should always be based on your environment to avoid root rot.

@followme2top323 3 жыл бұрын

What pesticide are you using?

@followme2top323 3 жыл бұрын

Disregard

@RareCactus 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🤓

@theilliad4298 Жыл бұрын

Captain jack’s is too serious . The smell is so intense I had to throw it away . It scared me

@RareCactus Жыл бұрын

It’s pretty strong 😳

@mtharri Жыл бұрын

Can’t do that with a cholla cactus (“ jumping cholla “)

@cactuseando1 Жыл бұрын

Those things are killers hahaha Welcome to the channel! 🌵💚

@BobbyJpure 2 жыл бұрын

How do you like using the dead bug brew?

@RareCactus 2 жыл бұрын

Seems to be working so far 👍

@OM-pm5gx 4 ай бұрын

What concentration do you use it at? Exactly as it says on the box or at a different concentration?

@lorrihager1057 2 жыл бұрын

What about scale. Any remedies for that? And the differences between scale and just blemish on cacti.

@RareCactus 2 жыл бұрын

I think this may have been scale. Usually a toothpick is great at poking them to see if they are bugs 🤓

@seanmiller292 10 ай бұрын

What about for edible cacti?

@RareCactus 10 ай бұрын

I don’t have any edible cacti unfortunately so I don’t know how to treat them just yet but I can find out 🤓

@greener-garden-tips 10 ай бұрын

What's is the solution?😊

@RareCactus 10 ай бұрын

Nuke em insecticide 🤓

@ByMommyofThreeboys 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@adiscatic2058 9 ай бұрын

Why people have weeds around cacti?

@RareCactus 9 ай бұрын

Because it rains :)

@succulentqueen7737 5 ай бұрын

& because you can get pricked when you pull weeds that are that close to the cactus.

@BobbyJpure 3 жыл бұрын

Will this work for Lophophora as well?!

@RareCactus 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but please read disclaimer in the description. Good luck!

@BobbyJpure 3 жыл бұрын

Okay awesome! Also in the video at 5:24 you were talking about the different types of insecticides. You said that was a contact insecticide but it’s an systemic insecticide. You said to use contact insecticides first but this one in the tub with water is a systematic. Just confused!

@RareCactus 3 жыл бұрын

@@BobbyJpure there are both kinds shown in the video and I did include Windex since as you say my first treatment was with systemic instead of contact (which is preferred).

@droogsurgeon1440 Жыл бұрын

God I hate them. But thanks again. Very informative

@RareCactus Жыл бұрын

Hahaha same here man!! You’re welcome 🤓

@Cactimania 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely hate mealybugs, pain in the ass indeed, worst pest ever. The Melocactus recovered well, though. Just a shame that the systemic pesticides that used to work flawlessly in the past and readily available have all been banned here. A lot of the ones available now don’t work at all. Thanks for sharing with us 👍🏻🌵☀️🌼🏜

@RareCactus 3 жыл бұрын

True that! Thanks so much for watching 😊

@claudekim7876 3 жыл бұрын

you can still order from aliexpress. most of it comes through without issue and its a very low cost.