Line the rim of your pot with wax paper or aluminum foil and flush the soil with water every so often to control this problem. Some insects do like to make their homes in African Violets. Mites may settle into the crown of the plant. New foliage becomes discolored and brittle. 2 to 3 applications of Kelthane will take care of those bugs and save your plant.
Mealy bugs are juice-sucking predators that appear as white, cottony masses on leaves.
Remove these guys by wiping the leaves with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Keep you African Violets healthy by using sterilized soil and removing dead flower heads. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Information about this site , our terms of use , our privacy policy , our ad policy and the people who care for and feed it.