Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:09:05 -0400 From: "Philip Semanchuk" <mrbones@mindspring.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1108$foo@default> Subject: Re: cutting sarracenia (again) and scale
>2. One of my S. leucophylla is coming out of dormancy,
>but I just noticed it developed scale, mostly on the
>older pitchers. I've cut off all the old pitchers,
>scraped off the little spots that might be scale
>on the new flower stalks and emerging pitchers,
>and isolated the plant. I've checked the other plants
>close by and they seem to be clean. I'd like to hear
>about treatments or precautions that people have
>found to be effective.
Bill,
If you only have one plant, hand-picking the insects is very effective. I've
found that these aren't very robust pests. Usually the problem I have with
them is that I don't notice them until they've spread quite a lot. Once I
attack them they seem to disappear quickly.
Good luck
Philip
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