Re: aphids(&cats)
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: aphids(&cats)
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 04:08:56 -0700 (MST)
Gordon Hueller wrote:
>
> Hi All, we have a friend who gets adopted by stray cats, and wants to
> know if there is anything that she can use to kill the aphids on her
> iris that won't be harmful to the cats that keep resting in her iris
> patch.
> Any suggestions?
> Jan & Gordon Hueller, Tucson AZ, <hueller@worldnet.att.net>
Simply hose the aphids off with a sharp spray from the hose. Off the
plant they won't survive. If she wants to get a little fancier, use a
hose end sprayer with a light solution of detergent in it. The detergent
works as well as Safers Soap.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
