Re: Where have all the flowers gone?
norma hensen wrote:
> Thanks for the words of welcome and the info. John you are right.
> There is something else going on. The sun didnot kill these little buggers and
> as soon as the spray dried out they were back. The color of them so closly
> matches the color of the leaves and they are so tiny that you have to study
> them upclose and personal to make sure that they are bugs. Later in the
> infestation there are so many of them they become like large drops of rain
> on the leaves. Any ideA what I am dealing with and how to prevent it next year.
Norma,
Hard to tell from here. Can you describe them in more detail? Got a magnifying glass? The
only two things that come to mind that are that small are aphids and mites - 8 legged
things that are also referred to as spider mites. What did you spray them with? Did they
come back in full force or only a few. Do they move quickly or only very slowly. Take a
leaf (in a baggie) into your local garden center they should be able to help. Let us know
what it turns out to be.
Maybe someone else has some ideas.
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John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8 (coastal, bay)
