I'm going to apply the neem oil as per John's suggestion- tomarrow.
I keep having the same recurring problem--I get a few (4-5) mealy bugs every 2-3 days which I spray with triasicide and it works fine--but after a few days, when I re-check the plants, there are 4-5 more bugs again.
Neem oil is supposed to work on fungus gnats also, so I'm trying to find something that will work on both pests and maybe it will last longer than a few days.
I've got several hundred plants, so I guess a few bugs aren't too bad, but I don't want ANY!!!
I have also noticed that last fall when it was still warm, I had about 20 plants I left outside the shadehouse, and didn't have any problem with those plants having bugs. I guess the bugs must have some natural enemys when out in the open and not so crowded together..............................we'll see.
