Spider Mite

From: Kevin & Ali tautau at earthlink.net> on 2000.04.03 at 02:04:26(4331) Hi everyone! I usually don't have much to add but... I have recently come across a product that WIPES OUT spider mite. Before I say anything, it was given to me to test as a new foliage-cleaner/shining product and touted no other claims. I noticed after using it on a Chamaedorea that the spider mites were wiped out so I kept experimenting. Has anyone ever had Amorphs that get inundated with s.mites just before the leaf senesces? Pretty typical, right? I had an infestation, sprayed once, and had complete control. Then I tried it on an infested Majesty Palm in dry conditions and part-sun, NO s.mites for a month! The stuff is called Brand X and its generic description is a silicone emulsion. It is 4% WT polyethylene glycol monolauryloxy according to the MSDS which I will send to anyone interested. I DON'T work for the manufacturer or distributor. In fact, I'm hesitant to post this but I think many of you would be as relieved as I am to find a non-toxic (as far as I can tell) s.mite control that works this well. PLEASE don't take my word for it completely but if anyone wants to try this stuff out I can post the address. Its not that expensive either. I haven't had any adverse effects at all except shiny foliage (I prefer au-naturel) used in shade and part-sun. Bueno! +More Kevin (tautau@earthlink.net)

From: Eric Moderator toeric at ev1.net> on 2000.04.03 at 22:03:22(4338) I hope you did not spray the bottom of the leaves?! Since spider mites live mainly on the bottom of the leaves, I am thinking that you might have sprayed the sealant (that is pretty much what it is) on the undersides of the leaves. If you did this, expect some or all your plants to decline slowly until death. I did this with a leaf shine product when I was new to raising plants and killed several plants that way. It caused the plants not to be able to out gas (respirate?) properly. Leaf shine products should only be sprayed on the top of the plant's leaves and never on ferns or succulents. Eric +More Kevin & Ali wrote: > Hi everyone! > I usually don't have much to add but... > I have recently come across a product that WIPES OUT spider mite. > Before I say anything, it was given to me to test as a new > foliage-cleaner/shining product and touted no other claims. I noticed > after using it on a Chamaedorea that the spider mites were wiped out so > I kept experimenting. Has anyone ever had Amorphs that get inundated > with s.mites just before the leaf senesces? Pretty typical, right? I had > an infestation, sprayed once, and had complete control. Then I tried it > on an infested Majesty Palm in dry conditions and part-sun, NO s.mites > for a month! The stuff is called Brand X and its generic description is > a silicone emulsion. It is 4% WT polyethylene glycol monolauryloxy > according to the MSDS which I will send to anyone interested. > I DON'T work for the manufacturer or distributor. In fact, I'm > hesitant to post this but I think many of you would be as relieved as I > am to find a non-toxic (as far as I can tell) s.mite control that works > this well. PLEASE don't take my word for it completely but if anyone > wants to try this stuff out I can post the address. Its not that > expensive either. I haven't had any adverse effects at all except shiny > foliage (I prefer au-naturel) used in shade and part-sun. > > Bueno! > Kevin (tautau@earthlink.net)

From: herm hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 2000.04.05 at 02:56:58(4342) Warning Could not process message with given Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Listproc-outter-1808"

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