Dale,

I have a rain barrel attached to my shed roof that I use to
fill several
watering cans strategically placed around the yard. I do keep
Bt based mosquito
dunks in the rain barrel, think this might be problem?

No. BT is Bacillus thuringensis, (that probably is NOT spelled
right), a bacteria, and it would/could have no effect on plants.

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My main pest problem while growing indoors is aphids, they seem
to appear no
matter what I do. Seen a few outbreaks of scale on some Ficus,
but nothing
else. I usually pick the scale off by hand and use Neem oil for
the aphids.
What does a mealy bug look like? Do you mean the little
"rollie-pollies"?


Mealy bugs are like little puffs of cotton on your trunk or
branches. They, and aphids, can be controlled by application of
a pyrethrum-based pesticide. In summer, your tropicals should
(read MUST) be outside. You will find that your pest problems
drop by 90%.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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