Re: Thrips

From: newton at cin.net on 1997.10.04 at 03:16:54(1382) eduardo gomes goncalves wrote: > > Dear Julius, > > Yes, I'm sure about it. They are ugly thrips. The youngsters are > whitish and don't fly. The adults are dark brown and fly. I have seem > both stages and there is no doubt they are thrips. I tried soapy water > and didn't work (now they are just clean thrips). I tried a piretroid > insecticide to garden plants and they liked it. I think they are > insecticide-addicted! Now I think I have to try something stronger. > Obviously I'm also proceeding lots of hand picking but they are too small > (approx. 1mm long) and it is a boring work. Dynamite would work but I > think my plants wouldn't enjoy it. I will try some clues that people told me > and will tell all of you what happened. > > Sincerely, > > Eduardo. +More > > > Dear Eduardo, > > Are you sure that they are thrips? Here I am sometimes attacked by aphids and > > red spider mites, and I use a systemic insecticide called "Marathon" which > > works, even on some scale insects. If you can not get Marathon where you are, > > a strong jet of water to wash them off, the use of a soap (NOT detergent!) > > soultion sprayed on them, or the use of a dilute sprayable insecticide are the > > only things that I can think of recomending at this time. > > Cheers, and good luck! > > Julius > > ju-bo@msn.com > > > > > > > > Eduardo: A sense of humor is paramount to success. Tim

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