I was inspecting my tree. Haven't done it for 2 days (been at the kids school volunteering and too exhausted when I got home), shame on me. Anyways I picked off about 8 dog eggs and then I found this. I know it would be some kind of insect, but what kind I don't know (and I'm sure it would be harmful). I was thinking mealy. Tried to research here and on web, but only found actual bugs photos and mealys were white. So if anyone knows, it would be great. THANK YOU. Here are the photos. I did cut off the leaf and then disposed of it.

Oh Yuk, that looks so gross! I only have a 13 inch monitor so it takes awhile to see the whole (HUGE) pic.

Looks like mealy bugs to me too. I would get rid of those things quick.

Sorry, I posted for 17 inch monitor, thought it would be small enough. I'll try to remember to go smaller. At least I stopped posting the 21 inch ones , oopsy. I take it though that you got an up close and personal viewing. Thanks for the input.

I still have a couple of manits that have remained on the tree. The others have taken off, no more psyllids to eat I guess. I'll put some more out. And I gues I'll go to Home Depot and see if they have any Ladybugs, just incase.

Wierd thing though, everything I have found still shows them (mealy) as being white and this is ( before I burned it with a lighter, now it's black) brown/tan. I just hope it isn't. I've heard they are NASTY.

Thanks again.

My goodness Disney, you sure are having your share of nasty pests lately!
Good thing you find them right away & knock 'em out.

I know my poor tree. My husband thinks I'm husband teases me and shakes his head and laughs because of how many times a day I go out and check on the tree (and my other plants too). You know, if I did not check on it as often as I do, I can't (DO NOT WANT TO) imagine what my tree would be like. I am amazed at how many things come aroung so quickly and often. I just wrote in the "orange dog" posting that I had just taken 8 DG eggs off the tree (yesterday) and a couple of days ago I had removed more.

Does anyone else feel guilty when they get bugs, like you haven't dont enough to care for it. I relly feel like my plants are like an extension of my kids, in the fact that they are totally dependant on you to care for them and I take this to heart.


Thanks

hey Disney 2 of my egg sacks hatched im sure when yours do they will love those little bugs you have there ..

PS lost your addy please resend i have the strawberrys waiting for there new home ..
can send as soon as i get the addy Tammy

Actually they have hatched. It is posted on page 3 of "What the !#*@! (pysillids). The psyllids as far as I know are gone, haven't seen any. I had released then all over my garden. I still have a bunch in the cage and am feeding them twice a day. It is funny, then know when feeding time is. I bang the top of the cage every time to get them from hanging upside down on the screen top and they all run over to the piece of fruit I keep replacing in the same spot on the bottom of the cage and wait for me to release the flies there. They have really gotten big since they hatched. I also ended up with 2 different mantids. The first that hatched is chinese and the second is not. They are bigger and the green is really coming out. There are a few of them that they are sooo green. My daughter likes to pick them up and you should see them jump, wow they are quick. Good thing my daughter is quicker. I do not feed them without her by my side, even though I have a stick to get them back in the cage when the occassional one gets out, and she also checks me to seee if there is any on me that I don't know about. Had it happen once and ooops, that one lost it's life, as I freaked out. Felt really quilty after all the tingling, headache and entire body chill went away.

I'll send address again.

Thanks.

I too have 3 types 1 chineese 1 indonesian and the others are white ...

Cool thats awesome yours have hatched and its awesome your feeding them mind are just chasing some baby spiders in the garage well some are LOL i hate spiders just got a cocktail recipe for ridding the house of them


coconut oil ,yeast .. Cool Huh coco nut attracts them yeast explodes them LOL tammy

PS dont watch its gross