"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 1/9/07 15:23, in article
,
"Sacha" wrote:

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.
Found the list I was thinking of:
Against Red Spider Mites: Phytosieulus persimilis
³ Whitefly: Encarsia formosa
³ Thrips: Amblyseius cucumeris
³ Aphids: Aphidius
³ Mealybug: Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
³ Vine Weevil: Hortinem (Nematodes)
³ Caterpillar: Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bacterial powder for spraying)
³ Scale Insect: Metaphycus helvolus
http://tinyurl.com/2uazjv
There are several people who supply them and below is just one:
http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/shop.html

But if you're going to use these, you need to get on with it because
they're
only really effective in the summer months unless they're used in a heated
greenhouse.


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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'


You missed one:-)
Hypoaspis , for Sciarid Fly Control.
Most of these things are getting cheaper -I think the Hypoaspis is about £12
for 10,000 mites. I hope they don't demand a payrise for a job well done.