Re: Aphids

John Taylor [The Banshee] (rphjt@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU)
Fri, 19 Nov 93 15:49:36 +0000

>When I first had an aphid attack a couple of years ago I tried removing them
>by squashing with fingers and with tweezers, but I could never get them all. I
>lost my biggest D. Capensis and had them spread to many of my other plants
>before I tried the spray. After a couple of weeks the aphids were all gone,
>any the plants didn't seem to mind the spray.

What's more, Pyrethrum is a "safe" chemical to use for CPs and humans, and
apparently if doesn't affect bees (whether this is because of the "must hit
to kill" property, I don't know...) I also use it in large quantities (using
the jet mode of the sprayer) to kill some of the unpleasant spiders in our
greenhouse... Although now I think I'll leave them alone to help prevent
Red-backs moving in...

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