Wooly aphids on auriculas

phillip_mannion · April 2021

I have just started trying to grow auriculas, and I still have them in my conservatory waiting to be potted up into bigger pots and put outside. Literally overnight what I believe arewooly aphids have appeared on the leaves - tiny white thread-like things. Elsewhere on here I have read that they can be carefully wiped with meths. Is that advice still applicable for auriculas? Or would buying alpine choughs be a better solution?

Thanks for any help - except with the choughs.

Palustris · April 2021

Never seen woolly aphids on Auriculas before. Vine weevils and root aphids , yes, but not those.

I would try some ordinary insecticide mixed with a little washing up liquid first. The soap dissolves the waxy coating on the bugs so that the poison can reach them. If that does not work then try the Meths on one leaf to see what effect it has on the plant. Best of luck with them.

phillip_mannion · April 2021

Thank you very much.

BobTheGardener · April 2021

Could they be Mealybugs?

https://wallygro.com/blogs/feature/how-to-get-rid-of-mealybug-on-houseplants

Wooly aphids on auriculas

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