NOTE: When sick leave of 4 hours or less is used for examinations by a licensed physician or dentist, or. medical treatments prescribed by a licensed physician or dentist, the Report of Sick Leave (90-18D) is. not required. When possible, these appointments should be arranged for off duty time.
In many cases cactus plants that are infested with insects like mealy bugs are very hard to save whether using insecticides or 'green' alternatives. The choices we make about how we deal with insect problems may be as much a matter of our own health as it is saving the life of the plant.he way to get this witch hazel to kill insects like mealy bugs is to take the plants out of their soil and dip the plants in witch hazel for a while. The witch hazel needs to be rinsed off of the cacti with water, then allow the plants to dry and replant them in new soil.
The Cactus moth (Cactoblastis cactorum Berg.) is a widely used biological control agent of pricklypear cactus in Australia and South Africa. Cactus moth appeared in the Florida Keys in 1989, spreading as far as South Carolina and Louisiana.Cactus moth quickly destroys a stand of pricklypear, and is a threat to natural biodiversity, horticulture, and forage in the southwestern United States and Mexico.he cactus moth in the United States, directly threatens a total of 31 species of native pricklypear cacti plus numerous other native species associated with cacti. In Mexico, 53 species of pricklypear are threatened, including 38 endemic species.