Re: critters on my seedlings
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- Subject: Re: critters on my seedlings
- From: M* C*
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:00:03 -0600
Narda,
Are you talking about yellow sticky cards? Greenhouse people use them
on a regular basis to monitor pest population in their grh's. I put them
up by my hosta seedlings to monitor fungus gnat population.
Monty
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> From: NardaA@aol.com
> To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: critters on my seedlings
> Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 7:21 AM
>
> 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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