[Aroid-l] White Fly on Pycnospatha and others

From: crogers at ecoanalysts.com (D. Christopher Rogers) on 2007.08.20 at 15:38:57(16125) Hello John! I had white flies in my typhoniums and tomatoes in my greenhouse about three years ago. I used tangle traps and they were very effective. A tangle trap is a bright yellow piece of card stock covered with an adhesive. The white flies were quite happy to land on the traps and become instant permanent fixtures. There are no pesticides, chemicals, or residues. I would just punch a hole in one end of the card stock and suspend it above the infected plants. When I had finished placing the first trap, I had already captured three or four. Now the traps must be left up for several weeks after the white flies disappear. This is because the larvae left on your plants may not have matured yet. When they do, they also will fly to the traps. Happy days, Christopher +More D. Christopher Rogers Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist ((,///////////=====< EcoAnalysts, Inc. (530) 406-1178 707 Dead Cat Alley Suite 201 Woodland, CA 95695 USA ? Invertebrate Taxonomy ? Invertebrate Ecological Studies ? Bioassessment and Study Design ? Endangered Invertebrate Species ? Periphyton/ Phytoplankton ? Zooplankton Moscow, ID ? Bozeman, MT ? Woodland, CA ? Joplin, MO ? Selinsgrove, PA www.ecoanalysts.com -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com]On Behalf Of John Ludwig Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 3:45 PM To: Aroid-L Subject: [Aroid-l] White Fly on Pycnospatha and others I have just noticed today for the first time that I have White Fly on my Pycnospatha. I have checked all other plants and also found them on a few Amorph's. I have just placed a new Amorph to my collection in the same area and suspect that it had the White Fly infestation. It was obviously a very recently potted, not well established plant. I check my plants every day and yesterday when I added this new arrival to my collection there was no infestation. I have since sprayed the underside of the leaves of the affected plants with "Safer Insecticidal soap." Does anybody have a different method of dealing with this problem. My plants are growing outside and I would rather use a homemade solution to these kinds of problems if I can, as I will be moving these plants indoors in about 7 to 9 weeks. Thank you for your help, John Ludwig _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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