Viewing post #384361 by drdawg

You are viewing a single post made by drdawg in the thread called help help!!!! bugs,bugs,bugs.
Image
Apr 4, 2013 9:25 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
Jelinda, if you can plant the bulbs/plants outside now, do that. That way Mother Nature can do a lot of the work for you. Aphids seem to be a lot more of a problem in the house or the greenhouse enviornments. I would still soak the bulbs/plants in the diluted insecticide for 2-5 minutes, whether going in the house or outside. If you see any evidence of the aphids after a week or two, spray the plant(s) with the insecticide. Be sure to get the bottom of the leaves as well. You want to kill the adults BEFORE they have a chance to lay their eggs, and that ends their cycle. Neem oil and Permethrin are relatively enviornmentally safe and Malathion is very effective, but not so enviornmental-friendly.

Aphids actually come in a lot of colors - red, brown, yellow, green. Sometimes if is the species of aphid and sometimes it is the age of the aphid. Ken
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)

The reason it's so hard to lose weight when you get up in age is because your body and your fat have become good friends.

« Return to the thread "help help!!!! bugs,bugs,bugs"
« Return to Houseplants forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )