Re: [aroid-l] ( Aphids? on Titanum )

From: Neil Gordon neil at ng23.abelgratis.co.uk> on 2003.11.07 at 23:07:43(10784) Spider mites - get some water with a little soap - just to break the surface tension, and mix cornflour in, when this is sprayed on and dries, it cases the mites in a layer of cornflour, they cant breath and die. Great method! Works on aphids also. Then you may need to sray wash your plant, cos it may look like a ghost or something. Sometimes i steep a cigarette into the solution for a day, as the nicotine is poisonous also! Neil +More On Friday, November 7, 2003, at 05:20 pm, Albert Huntington wrote: Kirk, First of all, are you sure they are aphids? I often get spider mites, but not aphids. If they are aphids, you can probably spray the plant with a DILUTE solution of horticultural soap ( or dish soap, if you're brave... we're talking teaspoons per gallon here ). If you're worried about burning the plant, wash the soap off after an hour or so. You may need to repeat application a few times because this does't always work on all life stages of the pest. If it's spider mites, the soap thing may or may not work. You might need to go after them with a specific miticide. I think Isotox sold by Ortho is the most commonly available. I've used it a couple of times on my amorphs with no disastrous results. Follow the label directions carefully. --Albert

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