Re: APHIDS :-(
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: APHIDS :-(
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 18:11:15 -0600 (MDT)
wolfer@midusa.net wrote:
>
> My sister's iris need help! She says they are covered with awful aphids.
> What do you suggest? I told her to try a spray bottle filled with soapy
> water.
> Thanks, guys!
That works, so does hosing them off with a sharp spray so they land on
the dirt and die (they are blind and can't find their way back)
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.