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Re: Aphids (Re: bark mulch)

On Sat, 5 Apr 1997, Bob Carter wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > Hi.  I keep Safer's around and use it a lot outside in the summer for
 aphids.
> > I hesitated using it on the seedlings, though.  What dilution do you
>
> I use the dilution recommended on the bottle and I haven't found any problems
> with my seedlings having done that.  You can make it a little weaker if you
 want
> too, it should still work.  You can spray with water afterwards to rinse it
> off the seedlings.  This is the recommended practice, although I don't always
> do this myself.

Last year I had problems with aphids on seedlings and used Safer's
(purchased in the spray bottle).  My tomato seedlings didn't like it at
all, and 3/4 of them died.  The rest of the seedlings survived.

Jenny Herl              |   "The world has enough for everyone's need,
jlherl@uiuc.edu         |    but not enough for everyone's greed."
University of Illinois  |
Urbana-Champaign        |    --attributed to Mahatma Ghandi (1869-1948)

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