Mealybugs and Scale Insects on Tropical Plants: Eradication
Why conventional contact sprays bounce off their hydrophobic wax coats, how 70% alcohol dissolves their defenses, and how systemic treatments clear hidden colonies. The “Harmless Cotton Fluff” Deception A few years ago, I noticed a tiny dab of white fluff tucked into the leaf axil of a mature Monstera. I assumed it was stray cotton…