Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
[IBC] spray oil for wooly aphids ?
Hi folks...in just the last week I seem to have been the target of a mass
attack of wooly aphids...most of my trees are experiencing them ! Some trees they are probably just inspecting, but I dont want any traces of em when things go into the coldframe...which is probably not too far off here in western ma. Can anyone tell me of any species that blatantly does NOT like the oil ? a rough list of trees is as follows.....larix laricina, shimpaku juniper ,japanese flowering cherry .crabapple. barberry. hawthorn. wisteria. japanese maple. yew. cotoneaster. chinese elm. japanese white pine. rosemary and mugo pine. Any help would be appreciated...thanks a bunch...BobO...wetern Ma ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Lisa Kanis++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
[IBC] spray oil for wooly aphids ?
Bob O:
The first thing I would do before using an oil is the old garden hose spray! My method if to place one hand at the base of the trunk and hold it down (just n case it isn't wired into the pot) and then I bring that spray nozzle as close to the tree as possible and give it a good hard pressured shower! On the other hand, I also use the following for almost all my tropical or sub tropicals (indoors): SOAP solution! I pour a solution of 1 to 2 tablespoon dishwashing detergent, 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil into a plastic gallon and slowly add water to fill the gallon jug. I fill this solution from the gallon bottle into a spray bottle and just before using I add 1 to 2 two caps full (from the rubbing alcohol bottle) of rubbing alcohol and spray immediately. If you do not use the full bottle of spray, I suggest the next time you are going to use the soap/alcohol solution add the same amount of rubbing alcohol again, since the alcohol will evaporate. I store this soap/oil solution in the gallon jug for months on end. It does not seem to go bad. Spray on plants covering all leaf and stem surfaces. You may have to spray from three to four times with intervals of three days. I have eliminated almost any kind of pest that have attacked my trees, including scale. I do not wash off the spray and have seen no adverse reaction to the trees from this mixture. Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7 http://bmee.net/rosner http://www.jamesbaird.com/cgi-bin/Ja...d=00000068 48 Robert O'Brien wrote: Hi folks...in just the last week I seem to have been the target of a mass attack of wooly aphids...most of my trees are experiencing them ! Some trees they are probably just inspecting, but I dont want any traces of em when things go into the coldframe...which is probably not too far off here in western ma. Can anyone tell me of any species that blatantly does NOT like the oil ? a rough list of trees is as follows.....larix laricina, shimpaku juniper ,japanese flowering cherry .crabapple. barberry. hawthorn. wisteria. japanese maple. yew. cotoneaster. chinese elm. japanese white pine. rosemary and mugo pine. Any help would be appreciated...thanks a bunch...BobO...wetern Ma ************************************************* ******************************* ++++Sponsored, in part, by Lisa Kanis++++ ************************************************* ******************************* -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Lisa Kanis++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
[IBC] spray oil for wooly aphids ?
o.k....so now that I've read the instructions carefully on the oil...I see
not to use on conifers...so I believe i've answered my own question...I guess it pays to read first...ask later ?!!! Carl...yeah...I blasted all I could see with the hose...and have just started using your recipe for scale on tropical stuff that has already come in under lights...hope my results are as good as yours...thanks again..BobO ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Lisa Kanis++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
[IBC] spray oil for wooly aphids ?
-----Original Message-----
Date: Sat Oct 18 06:54:05 EDT 2003 From: "Robert O'Brien" Subject: [IBC] spray oil for wooly aphids ? To: Can anyone tell me of any species that blatantly does NOT like the oil ? Japanese maples do not like oils. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Lisa Kanis++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Edible Oil And Crude Oil ,biodiesel Oil,palm Oil,rapeseed Oil,corn Oil | Australia | |||
We Have The Best Edible Oil For Sale,biodiesel Oil,palm Oil,rapeseed Oil,corn Oil | United Kingdom | |||
For Sale Sunflower Oil,vegetable Oil,palm Oil And Soyabean Oil At $200usd Per M/t | Edible Gardening | |||
Biodiesel,Used Vegetable Oil,sunfl Oil,Crude Palm Oil,Cooking Oil,sunflower etc | Edible Gardening | |||
Palm Oil,vegitable Oil,sunflower Oil,biodiesel,jatropha Oil | Edible Gardening |