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Pepper saga.......... Pepper expert anyone?
"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message ... Marie Dodge said: "Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message ... There's an old remedy for spider mites that might be worth a try, and might not be too expensive. It combines wheat flour, buttermilk, and water. The Organic Method Primer recommends it, and various proportions are mentioned. Here's a recipe from a website: 1/8 cup buttermilk 1 cup wheat flour 1-1/4 gallons of water http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/gt_org...693956,00.html Have you found any of these concoctions to work for you? This one, no, but I have had people say it did work for them. And it even turns up on some extension service websites: http://everest.ento.vt.edu/~idlab/ve...idermites.html OK. I'm sure it did. Unfortunately none of the organic products or concoctions have ever worked for us. Many people claim Neem Oil worked for them and it did nothing to even slow them down in my garden. I threw away another $10, $12 for the Neem Oil. The light oil "Organicide" did damage the plants as I thought it might. The mites continue on but the white fly population was cut by maybe 25%. Hardly worth the expense. I would like to know what organic or inorganic actually works on mites other than Kelthane which I can't get anymore. Kelthane was the only product I ever had that killed the mites in two sprayings. And the following article references a study which found that "(f)our applications have been shown to kill 95 % of red spider mite infestation." http://www.infonet-biovision.org/def...anicPesticides Actually it says: "Flour preparations Flour mixed in water *is said to be* very effective against aphids and spider mites.." I'm curious, said by who? Where were the experiments done and by who? I couldn't find any further information. But having seed your pictures (after my post) it looks like your infestation is so bad that burning everything would be the best thing at this point. I'd maybe even consider running a flame over every inch of garden. No one I know has ever seen such an infestation of whitefly and spider mite, including the extension agent. The heat, low humidity and lack of rain is certainly contributing to this infestation. In fact it's spreading across the grass, other wild plants and the trees on the property around us. It's spread to the flower beds. At this point trying to control the mite and w/flies is a waste of time. Then hit every dormant shrub or tree in the vicinity of the garden with some dormant sprays of oil before they break bud next spring. Then maybe hit the area with lime sulfur after bud break: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6oozzc = http://www.infrc.jp/english/KNF_Data...a/C6-6-238.pdf We live out in the country so that's impossible. We're surrounded by woodland and underbrush, weeds and wildflowers. It would take thousands of dollars and aerial spraying would be required. But thanks for the info..... -- Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) After enlightenment, the laundry. |
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