Re: Fighting the fuzz

Hi everyone
   
  I agree with Shelley....the "Safer Soap" type-soaps work well on scale but you need 2 or 3 applications at intervals of 10-14 days for effective treatment. It doesn't seem to harm the ferns as long as they are well watered before (i,e, not bone dry compost when spraying) and you stick to the recommended dilutions.
   
  Good luck!
   
  Valdy   
   
  Shelley Dillard <rdillard@pobox.upenn.edu> wrote:
  Hi All!
Won't use Orthene. Nasty stuff.
I've had great success with Safe-T-Side oil on many ferns (not maidenhairs).
Slight damage, but kills the scale.

Also, for earwigs, cutworms, sowbugs, pillbugs, and slugs I use a new 
product (to me, anyway) Sluggo-Plus. It contains spinosad, a 
naturally occurring soil dwelling bacterum and iron phosphate. So 
far it's been effective.

Shelley




At 12:38 PM 1/14/2008, you wrote:
>Anyone have a good solution for fighting the white fuzz I've got on my
>ferns? I've relegated several ferns to the outdoors since they
>developed a scale (?) problem, but with the collection I've got, I
>really don't want to run the risk of this going viral and taking over
>the yard. I made the mistake of bringing in one fern last year that it
>turns out had been under a tree with a scale infestation, and now I'm up
>a creek. I know ferns are notorious for sensitivity to pesticides and
>such, and every label I've read says 'not for ferns,' or something
>equally as cautionary... Do any of these garlic sprays or whatever
>actually work?
>
> Thanks much all!
>
> Darryl
>
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