Soft Scale Control – Microterys flavus (25) Pot one quiet victory

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Derived from tropical South American lineages

Variegation intensity and color balance vary from leaf to leaf

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Alocasia bisma Variegata is an exceptionally rare variegated form of Alocasia bisma

Soft Scale Control – Microterys flavus (25) Pot one quiet victoryA specialist assassin for soft scale! The parasitic wasp Microterys flavus (nietneri) is used to control brown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum the sticky, honeydew producing scale that plagues many houseplants. How it works The tiny wasp lays its eggs inside the soft scale; its developing young consume the scale from within, and a new generation of wasps emerges to continue the hunt. Because it's a specialist, it's remarkably effective just make sure