sick money/jade plant

[micklemouse]

I have a jade plant and it appears to be covered in snowy like substance ....

any ideas what it might be

thanks
MM

[willowbee]

im afraid your plant has a disease, a kind of fungus. Im not sure how to treat it but if you look up your plant on the net it may talk about this fungus and how to treat it.

[Palustris]

Probably not a fungus, raher woolly aphids. These cover themselves in a waxy substance which looks like cotton wool. The covering has to be removed before you can kill them. Jade plants do not like most insecticides, so the best course of action is to dip a cotton bud in methylated spirits and dab it on each blob of 'wool' This removes the wax and the aphid dies very quickly. You may need to repeat the action a few times to get rid of them all.

[micklemouse]

Thanks both

will try the cotton bud, but i think it may be a bin job......looks very sick to me but i have an orchid next to it which may be saved

mm x

[shylock73]

I also use meths but spray it over the surface, seems to work.