Re: pests in the greenhouse

the answer is probably no. try it but keep the formulation on the weak side [i'll cover your loses]. the main idea is to smother them. you need just enough soap in the solution to form a film.

At 07:52 PM 2/25/03 -0500, you wrote:
Is Ivory better than Joy? I have Joy, but I was afraid to use it. It
definitely keeps them in check, but I'm all paranoid about injuring my
crops!

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Island Jim" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] pests in the greenhouse


> safer's will do it with the least negative effect, i think. but then, so
> would plain old ivory dishwashing detergent. aphids are an easy kill. once
> the plants are strong enough, a blast of water will get rid of them. the
> main thing is to keep after them so that the population is kept in check.
> otherwise they multiply faster than a bad stock tip attracts speculators.
>
> At 06:22 PM 2/25/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >OK knowledgeable people. I've got aphids in the greenhouse on the nursery
> >crops. Yes, I'm going to consult my books but I wanted to check with
those of
> >you who are used to dealing with this sort of thing.
> >
> >The pests aren't bad yet, and I want to get rid of them, but I don't want
to
> >injure these plants. They are VERY tender and still growing their root
> >systems. I just found a couple of aphids truthfully, so I squished them.
> >However, where there's one or two......................so what can I do
to
> >kill them but not the plants? Should I spray in the evening? Should I try
> >something organic first? remember, this is part of my livelihood for the
> >year.
> >
> >THANKS!
> >A
> >
> >
> >Andrea H
> >Beaufort, SC
> >Zone 8b
> >
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