Re: APHIDS :-(
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- Subject: Re: APHIDS :-(
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 01:08:27 -0600 (MDT)
Susan Trindle wrote:
>
> 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!
> > Ev
> > McPherson, KS (Zone 5) where spring is finally here (we had snow/freeze
> > April 11) and it is absolutely gorgeous and I have to drag myself away
> > from my garden in the morning to get ready for work and my first iris are
> > opening and I am going gah-gah over them.
>
Hmmmm. Somebody please jump in here and tell me if I am wrong, but...
> Be sure to remind her to use SOAP, not detergent.
If what you mean is a "dish soap" as opposed to "laundry detergent" I
would agree. But, most dish soaps are detergents, and that is what you
want. Specifically what I think you are after is a surface surfactant (a
chemical that lowers the surface tension of water) so the aphids dry
out. Regular soap (like Ivory) doesn't have it.
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.
