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Re: Mosquito control in Bromeliads

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1997.06.17 at 18:32:41(866)
>Hi There,
>as there is so much talk on mosquito control could anybody give me some
>advise on how to control moisquitos in bromeliads.
>I have tried the method of putting a drop of Dursban into the water
>filled cavities on the leaf ends. The plants dont like this at all.
>Anybody for some other good idea?
>Best Regards
>Peter Wunderlin
Peter,
Sounds to me like you are on the right track... Keep trying different
chemicals till you find one that the plants do not mind.
Dewey
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