On Jan 28, 2005, at 10:30 AM, wrote:

In a message dated 1/28/05 12:02:13 AM, Jim Lewis writes:
And you DO have a few that we do NOT have -- like Japanese beetles.

Really? Why are there no Japanese beetles in Florida? I thought they
were all
over.

I assumed that they would be too.
Actually, here in Zone 5, my exotic orchids and bonsai have very few
natural
enemies. I do spray occasionally, and I have No-Pest strips in the
plant room
all winter. Brown scales are the only serious insect that turns up
periodically. Of course we do get adelgids on conifers that need
spraying more
frequently.
Iris
I am not fat. I need repotting.

The only things I need to worry about for pests are Japanese beetles,
which vary in numbers depending on the year, and aphids on my quaking
aspen. I sometimes have mealybugs on my pines. That's it. During the
winter I watch for scale and aphids.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37

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