Reddit reviews BioAdvanced 701285B 3-in-1 Insect Disease & Mite Control Concentrate, 32 oz, White

I use this product at half-strength. If you're dealing with an ongoing issue you'll want to use it once a month until it clears. I actually only needed to use it once to get rid of a mild mealybug infestation alongside a weird fungal issue. Keep in mind it is systemic so as someone else pointed out you'll want to be mindful of your use if your plants are outdoors. Of course if your succulents are indoors that doesn't really matter though.

Yea scary how it escalates, you initially don’t think much of a bug or two, note damage on several plants and by the time its evident & widespread you’re like freaking out. Its funny you said that tho bc I had an aphid issue on 1 plant Chinese Dunce Caps! Happened almost over night; one morning they were just all over it & same as you I wound up killing the plant but with dishsoap & vinegar spray. And I keep finding random mealy’s that I also have no idea where they’re coming from, all my plants are indoors (apt). Then unfortunately I had to toss a few haws that I loved bc of thrips an I’m still really bullshit over it. They liked to powwow at the root/meristem junction an once they bore thru the center it done. Sometimes leaves look fine too & without any sign of damage then your plant falls apart if you touch it! Happened to 2 of my favorites; went to tweeze soggy leafs from variegated truncata & both plants just crumble w/o any prior signs of infestation —I thought I was gonna pass out hahaha!

If you ever have problems this stuff works great. I was scared to try it but it was all they had tho at the store but I felt more comfortable reading it has miticide/insecticide/fungicide all in 1 formula. I was premixing 5 gallon buckets of it so wound up using it on echeveria, kalanchoe, cacti etc and they’ve done well —several threw out pups even which was a first for me for many of them! It seems to wick the soil dry faster and tons of stores carry it. Kinda wanna always use it bc I have no idea of what I’m possibly exposing my home to by ordering tons plants!

Edit: linked the wrong product so I changed it, knew it said roses but had a tree on it.

I used this. u/TheLittleKicks recommended this, and I have it on the way, but the shipping is taking longer than I’d like to leave my plants untreated. I also bought some neem oil for spot treatments and also to just have on hand

I seem to have done it. I used this stuff, sprayed on the leaves and soil surface. I applied it twice, about three weeks between treatments (I don't think I soaked the soil quite enough the first time). Had a huge infestation before, but it's been three months since treatment and I haven't seen any sign of mealies since, and my plants visibly recovered very quickly.

I wish I'd done it a year earlier. I lost some pretty cool plants to mealy bugs before I went nuclear.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000VZQ3FU/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1496202370&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=bayer+systemic+insecticide&dpPl=1&dpID=51k6tBAkmgL&ref=plSrch is the one I use in the the indoor garden.

You may just have to treat everything to be safe. This is the systemic I use. It’s a concentrate that you mix in with water and water with. Being as succulents don’t need to be overwatered, it’s best used as a preventative. As topicals go, I’ve been using neem oil, as it has fungicidal properties. I do have a few plants I’ve been treating with Grey mold. Most of the seem to be pulling through.

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