Re: Fighting the fuzz

Sorry, Valdy, but I said oil, not soap.  I find soap will burn 
foliage much worse than oil.
Shelley

At 02:14 PM 1/15/2008, you wrote:
>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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Propagator
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
100 Northwestern Ave.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118
phone:  215-247-5777 x118
email:  rdillard@pobox.upenn.edu
web site:  http://www.morrisarboretum.org

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