Hi, Gang,

Thus far, I've never had what I would call a *serious* pest problem. That
seems to have changed. I've been spotting mealies around the Phals and on
some other plants. I pulled an ailing Phal out of its pot and found the
roots infested with the things. Since, I've been repotting Phals like
crazy. And finding scale. Normally, I use straight alcohol, or, for scale,
alcohol/soap/oil. Both are effective.

Now, however, I'm afraid I need to do something more, before the whole
collection has problems (found more scale today, on a couple of Angraecums).
Today I picked up Malathion at HD, and on my way to the register found a
product called Organocide, which advertises itself as a pesticide/fungicide,
and which is comprised of 5% sesame oil, 92% edible fish oil, and 3%
lecithin. I bought both products.

It's not that I'm completely averse to using chemicals (the Malathion), but
like anyone else I'd rather avoid it if possible. Also, swarms of geckos
reside in the lanai where most of the plants are, and I don't want to injure
the beneficial little guys if I can help it.

So my question has to do with the effectiveness of the Organocide, and also
if I use Malathion can I water it through the medium? I need to do
something very soon; case by case isn't cutting it.

Anyone? Ah, I guess I'm just looking for a little reinforcement. Come
Monday morning I'll probably bomb the place with Malathion.

Diana