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Re: Spider Mites or Aphids? -Reply

Sal-

You mention that you use lacewings because they eat aphids and spider
mites.  What are lacewings and where do you get them?  I believe I also
have spider mites.  Lower leaves on my plants are turning yellow and
when I look closely at my tomato stems there are little black things with
baby wings.  How much damage do they do?

Cheryl
Indiana, Zone 5

>>> Sal Schettino <sals@RAIN.ORG> 08/08/97 07:24am >>>
if you see the spider webs or they are really small then they are spider
mites
They sell spider mites that eat spider mites but I just use lacewings
because they eat both aphids and mites.  Also if they are aphids you
have to control the ants as they heard the aphids and will bring them
back.  Some time you can stop those ants  by diging up the ants house
over
and
over again thus giving the ants something to do (rebuild their home) and
they leave the aphids some time long enough for the lady bugs or what
ever to eat them.  On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, zzIML-sqft wrote:

> I was worried about my peppers lower leaves turning yellow and falling
> off. Martin told me to check the undersides of the leaves for spider
> mites.  I have found little crawlers under these leaves, but thought
> they were aphids.  How do I tell the difference?  And how do you get
rid
> of them.  I have just washed the aphids (or whatever they are) off with
> water (which is what I read was the best non-chemical way).  They
come
> back every once in a while and I wash them off again.
>
> I am trying to dry out the plants (as Julie suggested to me).  I am
> cutting back to once or twice a week (2 cups each watering), instead
of
> every other day.
>
> Thanks for the assistance in saving my peppers (the whole reason I
even
> started this garden this year).
>
> Tristan
> Renton, WA
>
> t*@i405.com
>
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Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,sals@rain.org
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