Re: critters on my seedlings

In a message dated 1/16/00 3:27:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, BBROWNJ@aol.com 
writes:

<< Get a home and garden ready mixed spray can, preferably one with Orthene 
or 
 pyrethrum in it>Put the flat in a plastic bag. Give a few squirts into the 
 plastic bag. Then tie securely,and leave out of sun for several hours. May 
 have to repeat in a week.The fumes should make quick work of the aphids.
 
 Barbara Jones >>

Barbara and All, I have a question about the insect controls that are sold at 
hardware stores which look like a slotted cardboad holder which has a strip 
of yellow waxy material inside.  The little holder is about nine inches long 
and maybe one inch thick.

A couple of years ago we had a box of gerbil food in the pantry that was moth 
infested.  Talk about your nightmares, the larvae were crawling up the walls 
and had infested everythin before I had a clue as to what was going on.  I 
called the bird store and the nice lady who owns the place recommend these as 
a deterrent, safe for near food.  She hangs them inside all the food bins to 
eliminate this problem.  How would this work if you hung a couple of these 
little pest controls near the seedlings on the plant rack of shelf?  I have 
also seen these controls placed inside a clear plastic bag and a mini 
greenhouse set up with the plants inside to clear up insects on infested 
plants.

If anyone is interested I can go to the local hardware store to see what the 
brand is, I don't have a box in the house at this time.  Now I keep one in 
the laundry room or anywhere else that infested pet foods might be located.

Has anyone else tried this product?  I would think that it would work in the 
greenhouse situations too.

Narda.
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