Re: CULT: nasty little pests

Robin  --  Those look like aphids to me.  The soapy water is usually an
effective means to deal with them.  Unfortunately, they'll often get down in
the fans and conceal themselves so that you think you're rid of them, but
you're not.   The best thing that I know to do is to dip the plant in a 20%
bleach solution for several minutes, making sure that the level of the fan
where the leaves join is submerged.  Then hang the plant roots-up until it
dries.  But since your plants are probably potted and growing,  probably the
next best thing is to keep watch daily and repeat the soapy water treatment
as necessary.  --  Griff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Shadlow" <rshadlow@wildmail.com>
To: <iris-photos@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:56 PM
Subject: [iris-photos] CULT: nasty little pests


> I have some irises joining me indoors this winter for
> various assorted and usually odd reasons and I've noticed a
> pest that I've never seen before.
>
> I find soft gooey blobs all over the leaves.  I've never
> seen them hatch or develop into any other form.  They are
> very small, probably the size of the head of a pin.  So far
> I've gotten rid of them by washing the fans off with soapy
> water, and by exiling a few of the worst back out doors.
> They did attack a pod I had set and eventually caused the
> stalk to rot.
>
> I've never seen anything like this is Nebraska before.  Any
> ideas on what it might be?
>
>
> Robin Shadlow
> zone 5 NE
>
> where its warm enough today that those crocus may be fooled
> into popping up
>
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