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- Subject: RE: Is this iris nutrient deficient?
- From: &* B* <d*@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 17:30:32 -0500
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Yes, some varieties of iris appear to be
tastier than others. We’ve seen it many times in the fields.
One variety will have a few, the next will be covered up with them and the
third has almost none. In the yard I use lemon scented dish soap
on the roses and the iris to control thrips and aphids. It works fairly
well. Many people use the Bayer rose and flower care. I believe it’s
active ingredient is the one that Bill mentions. The one I’ve used
is a granual and being a systemic gives you pretty good protection. Out
in the field we get a little more aggressive with the little buggers. We
are in the middle of cotton country and if there is anything an aphid likes
almost as much as an arilbred it would be cotton, LOL. Be sure to make a late fall treatment or
spraying as the aphids will munch on the arilbreds all winter long and be out
in epic proportions in the spring given the opportunity. Thanks, Dana Dana D. Brown Home of: Irongate's Racy Irongate's Kisses In The
Wind From:
iris-photos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-photos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of sdayres2@aol.com Dana: Yes I do have aphids. Would they
prefer one variety over the other Arilbreds around them? Question is what
to use to get rid of the critters. Soapy water doesn't get into the
crevices. You can buy ladybugs. But the first thing they will do is
exercise their wings and fly away. Anybody know anyway to keep the
ladybug critters in the yard? You can buy preying mantis eggs. But
they are cannibalistic and the first ones out will fatten themselves on the
siblings. I don't know how to break apart the eggs from each other
without damaging the eggs. Anyone try green lacewings? I miss Disyston (spelling), but
that has now been outlawed. Anyway, I am trying to encourage the
beneficial bugs. Scarlett In a message dated 4/8/2012 9:03:26 A.M.
Mountain Daylight Time, ddbro@sbcglobal.net writes:
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