Wooly aphids are mealy bugs. Same thing. They can be hard to get rid of. Malathion might be a good way to go, but the wool repells insecticides, so does the waxy skin. This bug makes sense and yea they were probably in the new soil. Best to again transplant to new soil. Sterlize the pot. Treat three times, treat plant and new soil or old soil if you decide to keep it. Read label directions as to how often usually repeat 7-10 days. Best treat all your plants, they spread easily! Wet plants before treating. An easy treatment, and one of the best for this is Bonide Products 951 Houseplant Systemic Insect Control Granules. It doesn't smell. You can keep the dirt, and it lasts for 8 weeks. So just one treatment to all of your plants that are non-edible will work! No worries about the waxy skin or wooly hair repelling anything. It's a systemic, as they feed, they take up the poison. I myself would wash as many as I can off, give the granules, hit them with horticultural (Insecticidal) soap (plants and soil). The granules take time to work, so the other treatments will set them back and give time for the granules to be absorbed by the plant. It looks like you have a bad infection, so best to hit them hard. Your other plants if they look OK, you can probably just give them the granules. If you do this, you will get rid of them. Having the soap will come in handy. if you have plants outside for the summer, it's a good treatment to use before you bring them in. So you don't bring any bugs in the house. It also works well on other insects, you can use it up pretty easily. As you can tell their are lot's of treatments you can use. Up to you on how you proceed. Good luck! You can get all these products at a good garden center (not at big box stores, a small private garden center), or even off Amazon. You can also make your own soap, but risk damaging the plant by using the wrong type of soap, or the wrong dosage. too high will damage the plant, too low will be ineffective. So best to buy the product IMHO. This post was edited by Drew51 on Fri, Nov 29, 13 at 1:41

Isn't it funny how you can inherit a love for growing things? I was born with it....from digging up that first wild morning glory to spending my allowance on a pack of tomato seeds...even without a role model. I can't imagine what my green thumb would have looked like had I had a role model like your grandma! And you prove my point by posting the most incredible flower photos again and again and again. OMG am I jealous of some people! You are an incredibly lucky guy!

Yea i got them when i bot the snake plant and the donkeys tail .i will post them monday ok

Perennials keep on growing for years...true annuals are plants that 'do everything' in 1 season: start growing from seed, grow, bloom, produce seeds and then die. To get same plants, seeds need to be started again. Many plants grown in colder regions are actually tender perennials - they would likely grow year after year in your climate but die down for me as winter approaches. It may be best for you to check with some Australian garden centers/web sites and definitely here, on Garden Web Australia garden forum: Australia - annuals & perennials...