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Bringing in plants

> GREETINGS FROM THE RIVIER CITY!  (Home of the Big Mac with #62 and the
> Cardinals)
> 
> 
> With all the talk about bringing houseplants in for the winter AND the
> recent drop in temps (low 60s here last night) a question came to
> mind:  what is the best way to keep from bringing pests in with the
> plants?  
> 
> I seem to recall a lot of talk about insecticidal soap last year on
> the list.   How should I proceed?  This is the first year that I've
> been able to put many of my plants outdoors, thanks to the new house
> with a shaded front porch (2 of my dendrobiums LOVED the humidity and
> are budding!).  However, I've seen ants crawling around and some
> spiders but nothing serious on the front porch.  
> 
> On the deck some sort of caterpillar has attacked my rosemary so I
> spent two evenings with scissors cutting out their little cocoons and
> spraying with insec. soap.  So far so good......
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help and wisdom!!
> 
> Kris
> 
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> 
> Kristina Gray Perez
> Project Archivist, Concordia Historical Institute
> Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (St. Louis, MO)
> (krisgray@yahoo.com) -- (314) 505-7946
> "Haven't accomplished much but dream of more..." 
> -Mansions in Heaven- by John Mellencamp
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Kristina Gray Perez
Project Archivist, Concordia Historical Institute
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (St. Louis, MO)
(krisgray@yahoo.com) -- (314) 505-7946
"Haven't accomplished much but dream of more..." 
-Mansions in Heaven- by John Mellencamp
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