Re: APHIDS :-(


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"
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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.



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