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.
Pencil cactus is vulnerable to common insects that attack houseplants. Mealybugs are a common indoor plant pest that damages plants by feeding on stems and leaves. The tiny, wingless pests have an oval-shaped body and a white, cottonlike covering with overlapping soft plates.encil cactus (Euphorbia tirucalli), often referred to as a pencil tree, is a succulent plant often grown as a houseplant because it is hardy only in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10b through 11. The plant produces numerous pencil-thick succulent branches.