[Aroid-l] White Fly on Pycnospatha and others

From: aroidgrower at gmail.com (John Ludwig) on 2007.08.20 at 21:27:52(16126) Thank you Christopher, Thanks for the advice, If I bump an affected plant the flies take off for the nearest object they find. I will start using this right away, great idea. Thanks again Christopher. John +More On 8/20/07, D. Christopher Rogers wrote: > Hello John! > > I had white flies in my typhoniums and tomatoes in my greenhouse about three > years ago. I used tangle traps and they were very effective. A tangle trap > is a bright yellow piece of card stock covered with an adhesive. The white > flies were quite happy to land on the traps and become instant permanent > fixtures. There are no pesticides, chemicals, or residues. I would just > punch a hole in one end of the card stock and suspend it above the infected > plants. When I had finished placing the first trap, I had already captured > three or four. > > Now the traps must be left up for several weeks after the white flies > disappear. This is because the larvae left on your plants may not have > matured yet. When they do, they also will fly to the traps. > > Happy days, > Christopher > > D. Christopher Rogers > Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist > ((,///////////=====< > > EcoAnalysts, Inc. > (530) 406-1178 > 707 Dead Cat Alley > Suite 201 > Woodland, CA 95695 USA > > ? Invertebrate Taxonomy > ? Invertebrate Ecological Studies > ? Bioassessment and Study Design > ? Endangered Invertebrate Species > ? Periphyton/ Phytoplankton > ? Zooplankton > > > Moscow, ID ? Bozeman, MT ? Woodland, CA ? Joplin, MO ? Selinsgrove, PA > www.ecoanalysts.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com]On Behalf Of John Ludwig > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 3:45 PM > To: Aroid-L > Subject: [Aroid-l] White Fly on Pycnospatha and others > > I have just noticed today for the first time that I have White Fly on > my Pycnospatha. I have checked all other plants and also found them on > a few Amorph's. > > I have just placed a new Amorph to my collection in the same area and > suspect that it had the White Fly infestation. It was obviously a very > recently potted, not well established plant. I check my plants every > day and yesterday when I added this new arrival to my collection there > was no infestation. > > I have since sprayed the underside of the leaves of the affected > plants with "Safer Insecticidal soap." Does anybody have a different > method of dealing with this problem. > > My plants are growing outside and I would rather use a homemade > solution to these kinds of problems if I can, as I will be moving > these plants indoors in about 7 to 9 weeks. > > Thank you for your help, > > John Ludwig > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >

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