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Old 10th October 2008, 01:27 PM
arvin555 arvin555 is offline
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Default Re: Adelae needs help!

shawn,

Sorry to see that your Adelae has pests!

I am going to suggest to you to try out the Dishwashing soap method, mainly because it looks like it would be easy for you to apply on those broadleaves, plus maybe you can try it out on just one leaf first.

https://forum.petpitcher.net/showthread.php?t=579

I have promised to update it often and I had.

Anyways what I do is put a drop of dishwashing soap (liquid dishwashing soap) in a container, put a bit of water and then make it bubble, then use Q tips to get those soap suds and soapy water and apply. You should be able to notice them dead after maybe 2 hours, so if they don't drop off or drop off when slightly scraped, then maybe it is not working.

Mind you that I have used this on Aphids on my D. Spatulata flowerstalks with great results, and on a very badly infected chilli plant.

I also know that soap suds (bubbles) are affective in killing ****roaches, just for fun I usually make bubbles and throw a lot of bubbles on the ****roach to cover it's head at least, the roach would die far too quickly than if you try to drown them in just water. That is why the soap sud concept is plausible if not possibly true for me. Whatever insect that is, they will hopefully die of suffocation.

Good luck!

TTFN
Arvin
ps. soap idea doesn't seem to work on web molds though
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