Re: Bugs!
Dewey (dewey@olympus.net)
Tue, 9 May 1995 13:52:17 -0700
>Dear Friends,
>
>I've got these tiny red things on my VFT's. They look like Red Spider
>mites. I first noticed them last fall and sprayed them with Malathylon.
>Even after a few freezes over the winter, the same plants are still
>infected with said little red bugs! So I've sprayed them a few more
>times this spring and they still seem to be around. I've inspected other
>plants in the area, and none of them seem to be of interest to these
>little pests. Has anyone out there had a problem like this? Better yet,
>has anybody had this problem that doesn't anymore?!
>
>
Last year my VFT's had a severe red spider mite problem. Nothing I tried to
get rid of them worked, so I finally just dug the plants up, cut the leaves
off, and replanted the rhizome. When the leaves grew back there were no more
mites. I'm sure there's a better way to get rid of mites but this way worked
OK for me.
David Dewey
dewey@olympus.net