On 1/9/07 11:03, in article , "andy_con"
wrote:


Bob Hobden;744067 Wrote:
"andy_con" wrote ((Snip))-

i keep seeing ear wigs on the plants and ants? could this be the
problem, ive not seen anything else? i leave the plants outside all
summer and am buying a mini green housing for the winter. i tried
washup liquid yesterday, just some cheap tesco home brand stuff, i
will
check them when i get home from work.
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Ants suggests to me you also have Scale Insect on the plants, a very
common
pest on Citrus. The Ants will be "milking" the insects for the
honeydew.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK

ok so what can i do?

i love my plants and really wana loose the bugs killing them

Check out Googling on natural predators of these insects. We use them here
and they work. But they're not cheap and you must continue to use them
until the problem is cured and be prepared to use them again if it returns.

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South Devon
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children.'