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Re: Thrips

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.
> 
> > 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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