Encyclopaedia of Ferns for sale

The Encyclopaedia of Ferns is hard to get and generally rather expensive. Therefore, some of you might be interested that currently one is auctioned at Ebay (
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=378&item=4516491769&rd=1). At present, the highest bid is only $6. (I just ordered mine last week for 15x that amount... !@#&$%).

Wim de Winter

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ferns@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf Of
Brian Swale
Sent: Wed, January 05, 2005 06:25 
To: webmaster@baumfarn.at; ferns@hort.net
Subject: Re: [ferns] Pseudococcus


Peter wrote
> Got a serious drawback today.
> Some plants are infected with Pseudococcus ... Evil or Very Mad
> 
> They are
> Dicksonia Squarrosa (above 1 m)
> Nephrolepis
> Asplenium bulbiferum
> Cafe Arabica

Hi Peter,

These are called in English Long-Tailed Mealy Bugs (Pseudococcus 
longispinus).

Check out page 109 of David Jones'   Encyclopaedia of Ferns.

Control by spraying with a mixture of maldison and a suitable strength of 
white oil (see p 99).  Systemic sprays such as dimethoate are also 
successful. Methylated spirits dispensed on the end of a cotton bud also 
works on isolated animals.

Cheers, Brian

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