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Post by hal on Jul 18, 2014 23:52:26 GMT -5
Do you have any Transect? I've got a beautiful magnolia covered in scale. Happens every 7-8 years when it's wetter than usual. Last time I sprayed the whole tree with some nasty pesticide that is now outlawed in Ontario.
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Post by ng on Jul 19, 2014 0:04:25 GMT -5
Avid, trumpet, orethene,forbid,floramite...
Cant send anything anywhere srry hal.
You would have to dig that baby up and drive it through the rockies to apply :-D
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 19, 2014 9:05:39 GMT -5
would ladybugs help? or add to the problem??
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Post by ng on Jul 19, 2014 9:22:25 GMT -5
Ladybugs dont do squat. I find they just help transport the mites... the mites grow waaaay faster than the ladybugs do too.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jul 19, 2014 10:17:27 GMT -5
Like I said put some Pings next to it lol! Food for the Ping and eliminate the problem
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Post by Devon on Aug 2, 2014 13:58:55 GMT -5
I have a few questions too.
Will mites die during dormancy, or will they come back in the spring? All of my flytraps are infested, and I've been treating them with an oil based pesticide. I've been spraying them every four days for over a month and they mites are still there and the flytraps have strange discoloured growth now, so no more of that. . .
The mites that are on my plants are very small and white, not spider mites. Are the treatments mentioned here for spider mites only or will they work on other mites as well?
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Post by ng on Aug 2, 2014 14:12:24 GMT -5
I would go to lee valley and buy a 15 $ 10,000x magnifier. Sounds like thrips, they will go dormant in the crowns of your plants yes. No the cold will not kill them.
If they are little white balls it may be the larvae/egg stage.
Gotta stay on em, I think I may have mine beat. Justina davis and all green were the two that introduced them to my collection. JD is the only one left showing mites.
I lost an entire seasons growth and still may loose half of them to the treatments I applied.
At least my cephs were inside, they're clean n clear.
It must be tough in this market as a vendor, such a niche and one outbreak, reputation shot.
If they are spider mites they will also seek refuge this winter and emerge next spring 100%
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Post by Devon on Aug 2, 2014 15:11:48 GMT -5
They're not thrips, definitely mites. But they're not red, and much smaller. Is treatment all the same no matter what species of mites?
It seems like a lot of people have mites this year. I have them both in my grow room and outside. A lot of my sundews are looking pretty bad because of them and the pesticide I was using.
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Post by ng on Aug 2, 2014 15:21:17 GMT -5
Yip, it has been a very dry hot summer they love that environment. I'd look up the Neem/mineral oil/eucalyptus treatment posted on the site. It seemed to be the nail in the coffin for my outside mites. Through all of the treatments the VFTs sure don't look that great though Just be careful when introducing new plant material. I will never make the same mistake I made this year. This will be the first season in all of my years that a pest has almost destroyed my outdoor plants. Thankfully I have the ability to get my money back
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Post by lloyd on Aug 2, 2014 21:16:29 GMT -5
VFT's and dews hate oil based sprays. Try eucalyptus oil, 3 drops and 3 drops of dish soap per liter. Might be toxic to dews, maybe not. Mites should respond to washing or dunking. Couldn't hurt, although the dews might look a bit bedraggeled.
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Post by ng on Aug 11, 2014 20:08:03 GMT -5
After exhausting myself with oils and Industrials that just damage the plant I've resorted to drowning the traps overnight every second day. Bit of a pain to say the least. The best place to find these little charmers is the base of the leaves and where the trap meets the petiole. N Attachments:
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Post by ng on Aug 11, 2014 21:46:48 GMT -5
Sad state of affairs Attachments:
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Post by lloyd on Aug 12, 2014 11:28:48 GMT -5
That should get them (repeated every week for the eggs).
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Post by ng on Aug 12, 2014 12:31:14 GMT -5
Seems to be the best results with least amount of damage. The most time consuming though
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Post by ontariotraps on Sept 21, 2014 21:22:32 GMT -5
Sulphur & higher humidity works as well they like it dry
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