have pulled up eaten plants and nothing to be seen in the soil.... last night went out on midnight raid with torch and could see nothing...
Have just watered the flower bed in question & observed... saw 1 (ok only one but my eyesight isn't as good as it used to be ) baby earwig come up...
Hi there Well I'm not having too much luck in the garden at the moment, my flower seedlings are being devastated by ( what I believe to be )...
How about earwigs ?
HelloWell the soil is a mix of last year's and fresh (about 50-50 with the fresh on top)....I've had a look in the soil but have not yet seen...
Hello everyone I need urgent help to save my seedlings from being totally devoured by a/several mysterious beings !Along one wall on my...
Hello everyone Recently I posted about scale insects on my ficus tree and enclosed a few pics of the problem. After extensive research on...
well obviously the pic doesn't want to work :( nevermind,here's the direct link to the the subject with a link to the "perfect" pic at the...
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oups !!! :dh: link above for pic doesn't work.... trying to sort it out
Now here's a perfect photo of the exact problem my ficus has : http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/pests/msg120650128978.jpg I've read through...
will do I'll keep you informed :)
Hello Pete I've just been browsing through various insecticides available and was hoping to use something that didn't need to be sprayed on the...
Hello I've a 25yr old indoor Ficus and it seems to be suffering from scale. The leaves have been turning yellow and dropping off at an alarming...
Hi there It's good to hear that I'm not the only one to have the same problem and more importantly that it can recover ! I'll do my best and...
perhaps I should edit my posts more often ... I cringe at my typing mistakes !
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My mistake ! you did say SYSTEMIC... I'll see if I can find it over here... and certainly will keep you posted on the effeciveness of the spray...
I'll give anything a try, the ficus has been around for 25 yrs and has been everywhere with me... sounds silly I know but I'd be really sad if it...
Hi Pete Yes it's possible to "heave" it outside,which I've done, and as said above I've given it a really good spray with the alcohol/water/soap...
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