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Originally Posted by jerrymeola  They have a 28 day life cycle and lay eggs constantly. Eggs hatch about every 3 days so unless you are treating with a contact spray like soap or Bayer's every three days you will not get rid of them. They are very easy to kill with almost anything but they just keep hatching. This is the method I recommend. I use organic Vermi-liquid (worm tea) every two weeks as a preventative.
Systemics go into the plant and constantly kill (for about 30 days) eliminating that generation.
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Every 3 days for a life cycle of 28 days? Eliminating a generation sounds like the way to go...
Here I've been thinking all along that mealy bugs were my biggest nightmare... with slugs/snails running a close second.