Re: insects in the greenhouse

Ha, Marilyn...hadn't thought about those heavy duty exhaust fans, but
bet it would take a poor lacewing right out.

I've heard of Marathon for years, but never used it - well, never
used any systemic for that matter. $100!  Lordy!  May be a while
before I try it at that price, even though a little goes a long way. 
Nice to know it works, tho'.

I've discovered Sluggo for slugs and it seems to work.  They just
ravage certain Tricyrtis (not all of them, but, of course, the really
lovely variegated ones) and Sluggo seems to be slowing them down.  If
it weren't raining every day, might even stop them.

What is "Worryfree"?  Never heard of it.

I have heard on other lists that you guys in PNW got our weather by
mistake and we got yours:-)  I do not envy you...I shall be getting
the normal heat and humidity shortly, but your spring has been a
delight....now you know what gardening in the south is like:-)  Wanna
trade?

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Marilyn Dube <mygarden@easystreet.com>
> 
> Hi Marge,
> 	No, can't say that I have ever tried the predatory insects in the
GH...one
> reason being that everytime the exhaust fan comes on (set to run
when temp
> reaches 80-85) it sucks everything out of the GH except the
spiders!  The
> aphids are sticky, so they manage to hang on :).
>  If you are not totally organic, I do use an excellent product for
sucking
> insects in the GH...outside no chemicals except Deadline tiny slug
pellets
> in the nursery and "Worryfree" in the garden around Ligularia,
Hosta, etc.
> It is a systemic called Marathon, a fine granular that you sprinkle
on top
> of the soil of established plants and water in gently.  My primary
problem
> in the GH and the light garden in the house has been MEALYBUGS!!!! 
Gosh I
> hate those critters :(.
>  Marathon is good for about 6 months and is used in very small
amounts,
> about 1/8 tsp for a 4" pot as I recall.  A jug costs $100 (the last
time I
> bought it), but 2 of us split it and I'm still using it.  Perhaps
the price
> has come down since there are a lot of new chemicals on the market
and the
> newest ones are usually the most expensive.
> Checking around the garden yesterday, I found a fresh aphid colony
on the
> Lily buds, now that's a surprise!  Especially since the Lilies are
in the
> same bed as the roses.  Some water and "finger wiping" took care of
the
> problem.
> Biggest disappointment this year has been the persistent rust that
nothing
> will stop on Hypericum Albury Purple - one of my favorite small
shrubs.  I
> finally threw in the sponge and dug mine up and threw it away.  All
the
> potted ones were donated to the great burn pile in the sky too.
> We have gone from cool and wet to HOT and dry this week.  The
plants are
> fine but the gardeners are flushed and limp.  I have re-discovered
the
> wisdom of midday siesta time - one of the many advantages of
working at
> home.

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