Re: lily leaf beetles/soap&mouthwash spray


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From: Ann Brodie <brodie@zoo.net>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Saturday, June 27, 1998 3:00 PM
Subject: lily leaf beetles


>I have been using the soap/mouthwash spray I use
>for lots of stuff and it's slowing them down.



What is the soap/mouthwash spray that you use?  I had something eating my
Evening Primrose and Johnny Jump-up leaves this spring, and I sprayed them
with soap and water.  That seemed to help, but I am curious about the
mouthwash part.  This is only my second year of gardening, and right now
everything is organic.  I would like to keep it that way.

I had some sort of infestation on my Lupines this spring also.  They had a
sticky substance on them, the leaves were curled and I found an earwig in
one of the curls.  The blooms never reached their full potential.  I
recently cut them all back.  Do I need to do something else now, or will the
winter cold do the job?

Thanks

Marie
Z5
Western Massachusetts

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