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From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com
[mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Michael Mahan
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 1:05 PM
To: 'Discussion of aroids'
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Little black bugs eating Alocasias
Try Orange oil in slight concentrations with a small amount of soap
added. I use Zep Citrus cleaner & degreaser concentrate @ Home Depot .
gallon jug $8.00 lasts for a years ( no need for soap with this product)
as it has a surfacent in it .. use 50/25 to one in a spray bottle , I
have even sprayed Orchid blooms with the stuff to kill mealies with no
damage at all to the blooms .I've used it in a garden sprayer to spray
every plant in my greenhouse to kill off all the white fly at once ...
kills on contact . dissolves the exoskeleton of insects instantly even
in slight concentrations . Here in California they are now using it for
termite control . Best part it's Non-toxic in the deluded form . best
ant killer I've ever found .. flood a pot infected with a nest of ants,
no harm at all to the plant, ants/queens are history in short order
THE BEST PART ! Smells great . the greenhouse smells like oranges
after I'm done ...
From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com
[mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Michael Pascall
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:23 PM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: [Aroid-l] Little black bugs eating Alocasias
Michael Pascall,
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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 .
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