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[IBC] White natty flying bugs
I now have recently discovered 'clouds' of small white flying natty insects that fly when I disturb the leaves of my bonsai. It seems that they are found on the underside of the leaves of the trees with new leaves and seem to avoid conifers. I don't see an
y feeding damage yet, but they are bound to be eatig something and I want to get rid of them the simplest ans safest way . Is Safer soap the safest product to use against these 'bugs'? And what are these nasty little critters? Randi Sharp Richmond --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] White natty flying bugs
In a message dated 5/8/2003 7:09:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes: I now have recently discovered 'clouds' of small white flying natty insects that fly when I disturb the leaves of my bonsai. It seems that they are found on the underside of the leaves of the trees with new leaves and seem to avoid conifers. I don't see any feeding damage yet, but they are bound to be eating something and I want to get rid of them the simplest and safest way. Is Safer soap the safest product to use against these 'bugs'? And what are these nasty little critters? Sounds like "White Fly." They can be a major pest, but flies don't do any damage, however the larva do. They breed on the underside of leaves. Safer soap will help but you must spray under the leaves. Follow label directions for white flies. I agree with the diagnosis, but do not agree with the harmlessness of the adults. Both adults and young are sucking insects. But, while "clouds" sounds like a serious infestation, generally they're just pestiferous and won't really damage your trees. If you are deluged with them, however, a soap spray or a summer oil spray will work fine. So will a spray that contains pyrethrums, or a hard jet of water, for that matter. Once the insects appear, you will have to repeat about weekly throughout the summer. Elimination isn't possible. BEST control is via yellow sticky traps, available almost everywhere garden products are sold. There are insect predators (green lacewings) and parasites, but your infestation need to be truly severe for these to do any good. If they don't have a massive food supply, these will go elsewhere. The major problem from whiteflies often is caused by the honeydew they excrete. It causes "sooty mold" and attracts ants. Some adult whiteflies may transmit plant viruses. I just read (Sunset's "Garden Pests and Diseases") that they seem to thrive around plants that are fed with high nitrogen fertilizers, so low-B fertilizers may be an obvious means of preventing serious infestations. Also avoid plants that are especially whitefly prone -- privet (Ligustrum), roses (Rosa), and Gardenia. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] White natty flying bugs
Thanks for the diagnoses. Maybe 'clouds' was a little too strong, and I’m sure I was very frustrated having just come in from dealing with these bugs when I sent the email. ;-) but there are more than a few. Enough that they are bothersome. Sounds like in
order to really reduce the population I need to do some pruning so that I can more easily spray the underside of the leaves. These bugs are more prevalent around the Crabapple and Maples than the Ginko and the Boxwoods and Elms. I had a mild infestation last year but I don’t recall seeing them until much later into the summer season. Thanks for the advice Thanks again – Randi --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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