My Bonsais are dying and I'm not sure what product to buy to try and save them. Does anyone recognise this disease and have a recommendation for an appropriate treatment ?

Thanks in advance!

I may be able to help you. I am an arborist and a horticulturist.

But, I can not seem to open your photo to see it well.

If you send the photo to me in a PM I will do what I can for you.

William

I tried again and the photo opened this time.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like anything I've ever seen in the U.S.

I'm guessing it's either a fungus is the white powdery in appearance?( treat with a copper based fungicide and try to keep thefoliage dry) or insects/eggs is the white kind of a waxy substance? If so, spray with a general insecticide with a drop of dish soap added to the spray mix to help the spray penetrate the waxy coating.

Sorry I can't be of more help. These are only educated guesses.

Is there a local nursery you can take a sample to for better advise?

Choke Dee

I may be able to help you. I am an arborist and a horticulturist.

But, I can not seem to open your photo to see it well.

If you send the photo to me in a PM I will do what I can for you.

William

Hi I've tried to send you a PM but receive a 'This serve has no activated - Thai visa connect'

Have re-attached but will contact TV admin also.

Many thanks

Hi - yes it is powdery and when rubbed it released an orange colour.

It has affected two plants which are potted separately.

I could take it to the garden centre although by the time my Thai is good enough the plants will be long gone!

Best

C

Great little bugs aren't they?

Spray with a pyrethrin based solution - most aqny garden shop will have the stuff in varying strengths which you then dilute with water for the spray.

Another way is to make a detergent solution which will take a bit longer to wipe out these guys. 1/2 to a full capfull of dishwashing detergent to a liter of water. If you make it too strong it mimight burn the leaves a bit.

Make sure you spray the underside of the leaves as well. Keep an eye on the plants, and others in your collection, and repeat as needed.

Those little fuzzies will suck the juices from your plants until they kill the plant.