[Aroid-l] Little black bugs eating Alocasias

From: criswick at spiceisle.com (criswick) on 2007.10.12 at 22:45:34(16471) You might try applying imidacloprid to the roots in granular form. It has such a low mammalian toxicity that the lethal dose for a rat has not been discovered. It is marketed as Merit and Marathon, among others. John. +More _____ From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Michael Pascall Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:23 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] Little black bugs eating Alocasias Michael Pascall, _____ Population explosion of these things . They seem to be eating holes in the plants , a nearby Costus is severly affected . All the new growth in the rainforest after the recent Cyclone has upset the natural balance . I am always hesitant to spray , and when I do only use pyretherum or similar contact spray . _____ Listen now! New music from the Rogue Traders. ral=hotmailtaglineOct07&URL=http://music.ninemsn.com.au/roguetraders> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20071012/31cb367a/attachment-0001.htm

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