Do you have any stories of catching a pest infestation / disease early?
Found mealybugs on one of my succulent propagations today. I moved the tray into quarantine in another room, and examined all my other plants in that shelf closely. Found two more small plants affected and threw them away.
I have 70% isopropyl alcohol and pointy cotton buds arriving tomorrow, so I'll be able to spot treat any others as necessary. I just wanted to get ahead of it and avoid as much risk as possible to my mature plants. I feel extremely sick and anxious, all of these plants mean a lot to me, but I'm trying not to catastrophize - I tend to be pretty prone to it.
In that spirit, do you have any experiences you could share about finding a pest or disease early? Did you manage to avoid it spreading to your entire collection? Was it mostly okay?