Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Bill, is your peroxide the 3%? I have ONE fruit tree with an aphid problem, and it's because the ants farm the aphids I THINK I've killed off the ants (borax and sugar 2:1 on the 2'high ant hill) - but want to use this if I find happy little aphids again on the pear tree. Thanks, Pam Reply-To: <sproutpeople > Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 7:39 AM To: <sproutpeople > Subject: little buggers > > > > > > > In my greenhouse experience with soil-less potting media and year round warmth > I find fungas gnats mostly when my medium gets too wet and my air circulation > is decreased. By allowing the medium to dry out some and adding fans, that is > an easy way of eliminating the problem. I am very doubtful about the vinegar > trap working on them, as they aren't really attracted to the fruit or sugar so > much as the bacteria and such that is working in the less than perfect > anaerobic environment of the overwet medium. As mentioned, the yellow sticky > traps are a somewhat effective control, but are much better used as a > monitoring device to alert you of their presence. > Fruit flies on the other hand are very effectively controled with the little > funnel traps. As well as house flies and many others if using the right kind > of 'bait'.. House flies like something dead and stinky (mouse, dog poo, > rotting hamburger etc....).. Realize too that fruit fly eggs are present on > any fruit that is not cold stored or shipped cold. The video of the banana in > a jar was most likely an aquariust raising fruit flies as a live food for baby > fishes. That is a very common and easy practice, as banana skins are mostly > garunteed to have eggs. > My main pests are aphids and whitefly which I normally let the good guys take > care of. If I have to treat, in the past I have used neem oil and dish soap > very effectively. After visiting with some other local growers and a little > web searching I am now trying some sugar and hydrogen peroxide. Mix one part > sugar, one part peroxide and fifteen parts water. I also add one part vinegar > as my water is over 9pH. I have only been using this a few times this spring, > but it has totally eliminated the aphids and is making a drastic impact on the > whitefly. It is not an immediate and complete control as you get with harsh > chemicals, but I am NOT afraid to spray it over my chickens, worm beds and > fish barrels. > I have decided I will incorporate some micro-greens, or perhaps mini-greens > after reading some on the sproutpeople website, to my rotation and find out > how me and the chinckens like the stuff. > > Bill Addington > dba Taste the Wild > 880-8927 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Where does one buy the yellow sticky traps? Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 If one doesn't want MORE bugs, one doesn't, lol! > > Where does one buy the yellow sticky traps? > > Melody > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I have a local wholesaler I use, but google comes up with hundreds of possabilities. Try your local garden shop or florist too. Bill Addington dba Taste the Wild 880-8927 To: sproutpeople From: eliz7212@... Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 15:10:19 +0000 Subject: Re: little buggers Where does one buy the yellow sticky traps? Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Thanks, Bill! Pam Reply-To: <sproutpeople > Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 10:27 AM To: <sproutpeople > Subject: RE: little buggers > > > > > > > Yes, supermarket grade peroxide, vinegar and sugar. > > Bill Addington > dba Taste the Wild > 880-8927 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 RIGHT! No need to call in the National Guard for one lil burglar! lol > > > > > > Where does one buy the yellow sticky traps? > > > > > > Melody > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I can SOOOOOO relate to that statement! If anyone had told me 15 years ago that I would eventually be a vegetarian that grew all of her own food, I would have laughed them in to the next county! I couldm't even keep a cactus alive back then, lol > > > > > Where does one buy the yellow sticky traps? > > > > > > Melody > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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