Mealybug Treatment: Rubbing Alcohol, Q-tips or Spray, Repot Heavily Infested

Rubbing alcohol = isopropyl alcohol. For few mealybugs: dip Q-tip in straight alcohol, touch each bug. For heavy infestation: spray alcohol on all leaf surfaces (especially undersides) every 3 days until gone.

Best: Repot Heavily Infested Plants

1. New pot, fresh media.
2. Clean all old media off roots.
3. Drench entire plant (roots included) in alcohol few minutes—longer = toxic.
4. Repot.

Prevention

Check orchids periodically, especially leaf undersides.