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"Charlie Pridham" writes:
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| We find the egg sacks in dead or dieing leaves, behind labels, tucked under
| the rims of pots, under loose bark, any places where stems converge or
| touch, plus any nearby cracks and crevices.

So not in the soil? I think that we have the same species.

| I noticed this year one plant,
| out all winter has live adults this summer so even the cold treatment seems
| not to be completely effective.

'Tis with me - and I find that it doesn't thrive outside even in
what passes for summer.

| Net curtains over the doors and windows with
| the BC did work but was a complete pain to live with. so now its a tooth
| brush and water and about 3 sprays per year of Intercept.

Yes, I do that until the Ipomoea indica gets out of hand. But
doesn't the insecticide interfere with your RSM control?

| There are also
| some plants like Araujia which can be clear felled after flowering which
| certainly curbs the pest problems.

Yes, I do that with my Ipomoea indica, and it is the only

| Its certainly easier to live with than either white fly or red spider (and
| at least with RS the BC does work well).

I find it harder to live with than whitefly :-(

| Be interesting to put some eggs in a jar and wait and see when they hatch,
| as to how long they would be viable, no idea I am afraid.

Bother. Thanks.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.