What to do when your succulents get mealybugs? A few tricks to wipe out the pest completely

Mealybugs are a very common pest when growing succulents. They grow on the underside of succulents and affect their growth. Once succulents get mealybugs, we need to remove them promptly, but many people say mealybugs are especially hard to wipe out and are a relentless nuisance. What can be done to kill the mealybugs on succulents all at once?

Summer is also a peak outbreak period for mealybugs. It is usually caused by us not spotting the eggs they lay in time. Mealybugs generally lay their eggs on the branches, leaves or in the soil. Their eggs are extremely small and very hard to see with the naked eye, so by the time mealybugs are discovered they have basically already built up to a certain scale.

1. Use alcohol to control a mealybug infestation promptly

After a mealybug outbreak on succulents, promptly use a small brush or similar item dipped in alcohol to disinfect the surface of the areas with more mealybugs. Using alcohol can both prevent spots from forming on the surface of the succulent and affecting its ornamental value, and also fairly thoroughly disinfect and sterilize the mealybugs on the succulent, so the mealybugs you can see are cleaned up in time and the infestation is kept at a stage of low damage.

2. Methidathion to thoroughly eliminate mealybugs

Methidathion is extremely effective against mealybugs. It can effectively remove mealybugs from succulents and can keep mealybugs from coming back, but anyone who has used methidathion knows it has a rather strong smell when used to kill pests.

3. Thiamethoxam to remove mealybugs

Thiamethoxam is a fairly common neonicotinoid insecticide with high efficiency and low toxicity. Using it against mealybugs can produce stomach-poison and contact-killing effects on them, and it can also be paired with methidathion to give a very good insecticidal effect against mealybugs on succulents.

4. Organosilicone high-penetration agent

Organosilicone high-penetration agent also has a good killing effect on mealybugs on succulents. If it is paired with methidathion and thiamethoxam, it can help the chemicals penetrate into the bodies of the mealybugs and assist methidathion and thiamethoxam in penetrating the eggs, so the eggs cannot survive either. This way you can effectively prevent succulents from getting mealybug infestations.

These three agents are generally used in combination, which can more effectively prevent mealybugs from recurring and let succulents grow better.