Hi Jennifer,
At this point I believe the flower has already formed in your
bulbs. A 10 minute soak in Isopropyl will kill the mealies without hurting
the bulb and incipient bloom. After soak, rinse in water to remove the
Isopropyl. I have used this methodology on infested Hippeastrum bulbs.
Other methods:
>rubbing alcohol = Isopropyl (70% wood alcohol)
>Murphy's Oil combo (Oil/Isopropyl/water is good for spraying
>rot-gut scotch/gin/vodka are 80% alcohol = Isopropyl is more economical
> 1:1 dishsoap/water mix = clean mealies. Isopropyl is necessary to
> remove the waxy coating on the mealy bug.
Kind regards, Joyce Miller
Joyce E. Miller mailto:onager@midtown.net
Zone USDA 9A Summer highs 100+degrees F for several to many days. Winter
lows 27 degrees F