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Article #390Re: Help -- controlling whiteflies on succulen collection
From: Michael L Roginsky
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 00:00
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In <3267A686.32D2@ucsd.edu> "Gordon A. Fox" <gfox@ucsd.edu> writes: > >Roger Whitehead wrote: >> >> Have you tried a pyrethrum-based insecticide? >> > >Yes, that caused a LOT of plants -- I seem to recall that it was >especially bad among Apocynaceae -- to defoliate. > >I've received several email responses to my post, all of which amounted >to (a) suggesting use of soap sprays, or (b) saying, in effect, "when you >find out the answer, let me know too!" > >Cheers, >Gordon Gordon.......I use carbaryl with great success. The plants do not suffer by application of this insecticide. I mix 4 tbs of 40% Sevin to a gallon of water and a bit of dish detergent as the surfactant. Micro.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10bcbe,5a873df34eedd366 X-Google-Attributes: gid10bcbe,public X-Google-Thread: 115fe3,5a873df34eedd366 X-Google-Attributes: gid115fe3,public From: d_micro@ix.netcom.com(Michael L Roginsky ) Subject: Re: Help -- controlling whiteflies on succulen collection Date: 1996/10/22 Message-ID: <54jdfe$drt@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com> X-Deja-AN: 191319549 references: <DzFsq6.5v8@cix.compulink.co.uk> <3267A686.32D2@ucsd.edu> organization: Netcom x-netcom-date: Tue Oct 22 4:14:22 PM CDT 1996 newsgroups: sci.bio.botany,bionet.plants