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Old 26-07-2008, 02:30 PM posted to rec.gardens.roses
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Default Dealing with thrips

Hi,

Some of my roses have been infected with thrips - you can see the effects on
the lightly colored ones, esp. the white ones.

One in particular keeps on getting a bad case of rust.

Its currently winter now in Melbourne Australia.

Apart from the usual measure -

1. clear out dead leaves
2. Pruning
3. Spraying area with lime.

What other things can I do. And what effective sprays do some people use to
deal with thrips?

Thanks.