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Bug infested hibiscus
Karen Kay wrote:
My hibiscus is getting ready to flower again, but the buds are covered with little black bugs (maybe 1/16" long). I sprayed insectidal soap, and that cut the number of bugs by half. Any other ideas? Pull out the tweezers and pick them off by hand, or try to brush them off Once they're off the plant, you can dunk them in some soapy water. Keeping up the insecticidal soap spraying once a week or so may slowly get rid of more of them. Of course, if they don't seem to be harming the plant (except for looks) you might just want to leave them and not worry about it. -- Suzanne http://cshardie.tripod.com Loyal opposition is the mark of a patriot, principled dissent the obligation of every citizen. http://www.tompaine.com/op_ads/opad.cfm/ID/5925 |
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Bug infested hibiscus
I would use a systemic insecticide in the soil. It's the only good way to
keep this under control when you have the plants inside in the winter. Hibiscus blossoms are very susceptible to these bugs and they do destroy or severely damage the blooms. "Karen Kay" wrote in message 0... My hibiscus is getting ready to flower again, but the buds are covered with little black bugs (maybe 1/16" long). I sprayed insectidal soap, and that cut the number of bugs by half. Any other ideas? -- Karen |
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Bug infested hibiscus
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 16:56:19 GMT, Karen Kay wrote:
My hibiscus is getting ready to flower again, but the buds are covered with little black bugs (maybe 1/16" long). I sprayed insectidal soap, and that cut the number of bugs by half. Any other ideas? Assuming that the hibiscus are inside... If it ever warms up enough, take them out and hose them off a bit. I have a terrible time with aphids in the greenhouse after about 8 weeks, but they disappear or are greatly reduced when the plants are outside and the environment is not quite so protected. Must be a lot of things that eat/disturb them. |
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Bug infested hibiscus
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 16:56:19 GMT, Karen Kay wrote:
My hibiscus is getting ready to flower again, but the buds are covered with little black bugs (maybe 1/16" long). I sprayed insectidal soap, and that cut the number of bugs by half. Any other ideas? Ladybugs! A nice little chart on beneficials http://www.cortesia.org/publications...ts/insects.pdf |
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Bug infested hibiscus
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:57:42 GMT, Karen Kay wrote:
It's a good idea, but isn't this the wrong time of year for ladybugs? Right now and through winter is the time when green lacewings are laying eggs and their larvae are voraciously eating insects through the winter, into late spring. They should be there, naturally. I have them on everything in the garden. I have never used a pesticide in my yard and now in our third year here, the beneficial populations have built up to an enormous level. |
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Bug infested hibiscus
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:57:42 GMT, Karen Kay wrote:
(Terry Horton) wrote in : On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 16:56:19 GMT, Karen Kay wrote: My hibiscus is getting ready to flower again, but the buds are covered with little black bugs (maybe 1/16" long). I sprayed insectidal soap, and that cut the number of bugs by half. Any other ideas? Ladybugs! A nice little chart on beneficials http://www.cortesia.org/publications...ts/insects.pdf It's a good idea, but isn't this the wrong time of year for ladybugs? So long as there's prey they should do fine, though they may go dormant for a couple of weeks if it gets really cold. But then so will the aphids, and the hibiscus. |
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