Re: aphids and mandevilla/ now mealy bugs
next question--do you know where to get it? I tried a systemic which didn't
work, but I don't think it was this one. Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: Marilyn Dube <maridube@teleport.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 3:43 PM
Subject: RE: aphids and mandevilla/ now mealy bugs
> Judy & Diane,
> I have been using a systemic that works for most sucking insects called
> Marathon. You sprinkle an 1/8 tsp. (4" pot) on top of the soil and water
it
> in gently. It lasts for months. It seems be taken up by the roots faster
> when the soil temperature is warm and the plants are actively growing.
But,
> I just treated everything in my indoor light garden again because it has
> been a year since the last treatment. This stuff is expensive and was
only
> offered to commercial growers, but I read somewhere that it is now
available
> in smaller quantities for home gardeners. I was so desperate I would have
> paid any price for something I didn't have to spray and really worked.
> There wasn't enough rubbing alcohol in the world to get rid of those darn
> mealies!
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Designs Nursery
> Portland, Oregon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com]
On
> Behalf Of Warner
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 5:02 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: aphids and mandevilla/ now mealy bugs
>
> The worst problem in the GH for me off and on has been mealy bugs. Oh my,
> > that is a long sad story. I have had to toss so many of my tropical
> > Begonias, Streptocarpus and Hoyas because of them until I finally found
a
> > product that gives great control. I suppose mealies can get on
perennials,
> > but they seem to prefer the tropicals in my GH. I have never had them
on
> > anything outside, but I'll bet it is possible in warmer climates.
>
> PLEASE! what controlled the mealy bugs? I've got them on a collection of
> Streps I keep under lights in my basement--they got on outside in the
> summer, I think, and I can't get rid of them. I've tried all kinds of
> aerosol sprays, and just when I think they're gone--I find one. I really
> don't want to throw them all out--so I just keep spraying. Judy Warner
>
>
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