How To Get Rid of COCHENILLA? My Gardener's Radical Tip.

Do your houseplants look gloomy?

It may be that mealybugs have decided to settle there!

The concern is that these little critters pump the sap from your plants ...

But no need to buy a special product against mealybugs!

Not only is it not cheap, but it is also far from being effective ...

Fortunately, my gardener gave me his radical recipe for getting rid of mealybugs easily and quickly.

The trick is to pass a cotton swab soaked in pure white vinegar directly on the cochineals. Look :

Use white vinegar to control mealybugs on houseplants

What you need

- White vinegar

- Q-tip

- toothpicks

How to do

1. Soak the Cotton Swab in pure white vinegar.

2. Pass it directly on the mealybugs.

3. Remember to treat all areas including under the leaves and between the leaves.

4. With the toothpick, dislodge those hiding in the folds of the leaves and roots.

5. Dab them also with white vinegar.

Results

how to deal with orchid mealybugs

And There you go ! Now you know how to get rid of mealybugs on your houseplants :-)

Easy, fast and efficient, isn't it?

You don't even need chemicals to control mealybugs on your orchid.

If after a few days you see a cochineal reappear, take out the white vinegar and the cotton!

Be careful not to pour white vinegar on the roots or in the soil of the plant.

If this happens, lightly run your plant in the low-pressure shower.

Additional advice

mealybugs and shelled mealybugs

Note that mealybugs preferentially settle on orchids, ficus, palm trees and other plants in hot countries.

This trick works just as well on mealybugs as it does on shelled mealybugs.

For mealybugs, you can also remove them by hand. It's long, but particularly effective.

Why does it work?

White vinegar dabbed on mealybugs kills them immediately.

It also allows to kill the eggs and therefore to overcome the invasion in just a few days.

Your turn...

Have you tried this natural tip for getting rid of mealybugs? Tell us in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!

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