My Melaleuca linarifolia stock plant has had a handful of leaves showing fluffy, circular white deposits for some months now. The plant appears to be thriving and the affected leaves are scattered amongst apparently healthy leaves, with no obvious pattern, except perhaps more on the lower parts of the tree. Even the affected leaves look OK past the white spots. I have isolated the plant, and am removing leaves as they become infested. No other plants are showing these signs.
Plant is in Brisbane.
Any idea what it is? Scale? Rust?
White fluff (rust?) on Melaleuca
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Re: White fluff (rust?) on Melaleuca
Looks like mealy bug. You can remove/squash with fingers if there aren't too many. Otherwise Confidor will do the job.
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Re: White fluff (rust?) on Melaleuca
Same as what IU had in this post here
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=23003
A few applications of Confidor and then a few days later, hard spray with the hose and they are all gone now
Ken
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=23003
A few applications of Confidor and then a few days later, hard spray with the hose and they are all gone now
Ken
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Re: White fluff (rust?) on Melaleuca
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Glad it is not rust. I will remove affected leaves at this stage.
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Glad it is not rust. I will remove affected leaves at this stage.
Cheers.