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White Insect Eating Bugs


WeeGB

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If your plants become infested with those little white bugs which munch away and eventually destroy the plant, put a spoonful of Carnation or other sweet milk on the top leaves. Red Ants eat all the nasties on their way to the milk, then go back to where they came from. it works - I've just watched it happen.

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If I have 40 rai of pepper plants how much milk is required for 1 treatment, how long for Somchai to adminster said trearment, and how long before milk must be reapplied, ball park number of ants required, and what is name of little white bug, (photo would be nice)

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Slapout,

If you've got 40 rai of infested pepper plants then you have been sleeping and failed to notice the infestation at its outset. If you see the infestation as it begins it could probably be squelched by just treating a small area....however I am not vouching for the milk treatment as I have never tried it....seems like somthing worth checking out though.

Chownah

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Sorry for not replying sooner - I've been on the visa run. My Thai mother in law just used a spoonful of carnation on a shrub we have that was infested. The tiny white bugs are pinhead sized - sorry no digital camera for photos. The Red Ants appeared within an hour and after a couple of days the infestation had cleared up. So far no new bugs have appeared and the shrub seems to be recovering. Unfortunately can't promise this will work on all plants - but it's certainly worth trying as cost is minimal and chemical free.

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Another very effective remedy, although not pleasent. Gather as many used cigarette buts as you can, not dificult for smokers:) Boil a fairly large quantity in water, the resultant nicotine rich juice to be sprayed liberally on the infected plants. Works like a dream.

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Yorkman, Sorry, we've only tried carnation brand milk - it's what I was brought up on back in the old country! :o

Fruity, I'll try the fag-end juice idea, if we get anymore in future. Sounds a good way to recycle (Cough, Cough).

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